This How to lock your Amazon account

Keep your Amazon account secure in just a few simple steps. 

Take a few minutes to ensure your Amazon account is secure. It’s worth the effort.

Securing your Amazon account is a simple task, and one you absolutely should take the time to do. Your account is a treasure trove of personal information, from credit or debit cards to your address and those of friends and loved ones — all information that any hacker would love to access.

Take a few minutes to audit your personal details, use a more secure password and enable an extra layer of protection for your account.

Double-check your personal info

First, make sure that the information linked to your Amazon account is current. Visit this page and sign in to your account. Next, click on Login & security and verify that your email address and phone number are accurate.

If someone were to try to access your account and change your security settings, Amazon will send you an email to confirm you’re the one who’s making the change(s). Likewise, having a phone number linked to your account will act as a backup method to receive one-time passcodes (more on this below).

Use a secure password

After updating your information, it’s time to pick a strong password. If you already use a password manager that creates, remembers and even enters your passwords for you — fantastic job. That’s exactly what everyone should be doing, especially with the number of breaches, leaks and security issues occurring on a regular basis.

One thing you shouldn’t do is reuse a password across multiple accounts. That will leave all of your online accounts vulnerable, should one of those accounts suffer some sort of breach.

We have a roundup of reliable, trustworthy password managers that you can use. Some are free, others are paid, but either way, it’s time to up your password game.

Read more: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-lock-down-your-amazon-account-right-now/