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Account security checklist

Use this checklist after a breach, suspicious login, reused password, or phishing scare. It organizes EmailLeaked's account protection guides into the safest order: email first, passwords second, two-factor authentication third, then login sessions and recovery settings.

Priority order

1

Secure email first

Your email resets passwords for other accounts, so protect Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and Apple ID before lower-risk services.

2

Change reused passwords

Replace any password that appears on more than one site, starting with banking, email, shopping, cloud storage, and social accounts.

3

Turn on two-factor authentication

Use an authenticator app, passkey, or hardware key where possible. SMS is better than no second step.

4

Review signed-in devices

Remove old phones, unknown sessions, and browser logins you do not recognize.

5

Check recovery options

Update backup email addresses, phone numbers, recovery codes, and trusted devices before you lose access.

6

Reduce exposed profiles

Close unused accounts, remove connected apps, and limit public personal details that make phishing easier.