YouTube account hacked - what to do?

If your YouTube account has been hacked, you should act quickly. We'll show you how to regain your account.

Reset password of a hacked YouTube account

First of all you should try to request a new password for your account. Only if that doesn't work, follow the instructions in the second paragraph.

Open the link below. You will be taken to the corresponding Google form.
Enter your email address here and click on the "Submit" button.
If necessary, enter the displayed captcha and confirm with "Continue".
Type in the last known password for the account and click "Continue" again.
If you confirm again with "Continue", a link will be sent to you by email. You can then change your password here.
If that doesn't work, follow the instructions in the next paragraph.

In the event that an account has really been hacked, YouTube has provided its own form. Unfortunately, it is only available in English:

Open the following link to get to the form.
First enter an alternative email address and confirm it. Click on "Continue".
Enter the date of the last login in your account and when you approximately created your Google account.
In the next step, you can select other Google products that you used recently. Additionally, indicate when you last used the respective services. Complete the process with the "Submit" button.
You will now receive an email at the alternative address. With the link contained therein, you can reset your password as described in the first paragraph in order to get your account back.

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