I clicked the link, and I regret it

The first thirty minutes matter. The rest much less.

right away8 steps in total

Tick as you go, it stays on your device, even if you close the tab.

RIGHT NOW5 min

Close the tab. Do not fill in anything more.As long as nothing is typed or downloaded, an open page steals nothing.Answer one question: did I type anything?A password, a card number, a code received by text. If the answer is no to all three, you can breathe.If a file downloaded, do not open it, delete it.A file sitting in Downloads does nothing until you open it. The double-click is what costs you.

IF YOU TYPED SOMETHING20 min

Change that password, starting with your mailbox.From another device if you can. Mailbox first, because it resets everything else.Change it everywhere else it was used.This is the real reason a reused password is dangerous: one theft opens ten doors.If it was a card: freeze it now.Do not wait for the charge.My card has been charged

IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS15 min

Watch your mailbox: forwarding rules and signature.A quiet attacker does not change the password: they add a rule forwarding your mail. Check rules and redirections.Set up a password manager.So that next time, a password typed by mistake is worth nothing anywhere else.

In the book : ch. 13 · p. 189

So it does not happen again

The roadmap actions that treat the cause, not the symptom.

Set up a password managerYour brain cannot remember 80 unique passwords, so it cheats: it reuses. A password manager generates and stores strong, unique passwords in an encrypted vault, protected by a single master password.20 min

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A photo of me is being shared without my consentTakedown, evidence, complaint: in that order.right away All situations

You have done everything. It is out.

So it does not happen again

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