What to do if your EA Account has been hacked
Disclaimer: WE CANNOT HELP WITH HACKED ACCOUNTS ON THE FORUM.
If you think your EA Account was hacked, these steps may help secure it again.
If you think your EA Account was hacked, first try logging into your account where you play and checking for missing content, like in-game packs, tokens, and coins.
If you can't log in and you're missing content, get in touch with us.
Log into your account from your platform
Use our video guide to secure your account if you can still access it.
Or, follow our steps below:
If you play EA games on more than one platform, make sure you follow the steps for all platforms that you use.
If you can’t access your EA Account
Go to this page to contact us. From there, scroll down to Still need help to see the available contact method.
Make sure to have the following information ready when you reach out to us.
- The email address you used to make your EA Account.
- Any usernames or console IDs (e.g., Xbox Live Gamertags or PlayStation™ Network Online IDs) connected to your EA Account.
- Any invoice numbers from games you’ve bought from our store or product codes for your games.
Make sure to check if you’re missing any content in your game. If you are, follow our steps below.
Need to change your email address?
If you’ve updated the email address on your EA Account within the last 30 days, our advisors won’t be able to update it to a new one. However, they can change your email address back to an old one that was previously associated with your account.
Learn more about updating your EA Account information.
If you play on PC
- Clear your browser cache.
- This deletes saved web info that can include old passwords.
- Reset your EA Account password.
- Choose a strong, unique password that uses a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters.
- Reset the password for the email address you use on your EA Account.
- Turn on EA Login Verification as an extra security step.
- This will send you a code to confirm your identity when a new device tries to log in to your EA Account.
If you play on console
Most EA games you play on console require you to log in to your EA Account at least once. Make sure to resecure your EA Account from a PC by following the steps above.
You’ll also want to secure your console accounts again. Reset your PlayStation™ Network Online ID, Xbox Live Gamertag, or Nintendo Account password.
If you’re missing content
If you’re missing content in-game on your console, try our steps to recover missing in-game content.
If that doesn’t help, head to this page to get in touch with us. From there, scroll down to Still need help and select the available contact option.
If you're missing content after a hack, we may not be able to help you recover your content. Also, if we find that your account has broken any rules, we can’t help recover any lost items.
To help keep anyone from accessing your account again, use our steps to make your account more secure.