Practical guides for the hour something breaks: a stolen phone, a hacked account, a breach notice.https://disasterlab.dev/enhttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/customers-charged-twice/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/customers-charged-twice/Stop duplicate Stripe charges, identify the affected payments, refund confirmed duplicates, and repair retries and webhook handling before reopening checkout.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/ssl-certificate-expired/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/ssl-certificate-expired/Find the expired certificate, repair failed renewal, and check HTTPS at your host, CDN, and origin before sending customers back.Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/github-organization-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/github-organization-hacked/Secure an owner account, stop suspicious Actions runs, export the audit log, and revoke exposed credentials before you restart deployments.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/recover-deleted-icloud-drive-files/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/recover-deleted-icloud-drive-files/Find deleted iCloud Drive files through Recently Deleted or Data Recovery, understand the 30-day limit, and check your restored documents.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/business-email-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/business-email-hacked/Call the bank that sent the money and ask for a recall before you tidy the inbox. A new password leaves forwarding and hidden rules behind, and in the United States the report goes to ic3.gov.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/hard-drive-failed-no-backup/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/hard-drive-failed-no-backup/A hard drive that clicks should stay powered off. If it is quiet and the computer can see it, copy the files to another disk before you repair, initialize, or erase anything.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/home-internet-not-working/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/home-internet-not-working/Check a second device and your provider's outage page on mobile data before you reset the router. Restart the modem, wait at least 30 seconds, then the router. A phone hotspot covers urgent work while that runs.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/someone-is-using-my-wifi/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/someone-is-using-my-wifi/An unfamiliar name on the router is often your own phone. Private Wi-Fi addresses make one Apple device look new. Change the admin password and the Wi-Fi password if a stranger stays after that, or if the router settings changed.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/computer-wont-start-after-update/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/computer-wont-start-after-update/A Mac progress bar can sit still for a long time during an update. If it never moves, use Recovery and reinstall without erasing. On Windows, uninstall the update from the recovery screen before you reset the PC.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/icloud-deleted-my-photos/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/icloud-deleted-my-photos/Deleted iCloud Photos sit in Recently Deleted for 30 days. Recover them there before you empty the album. If iCloud storage is already full, Apple removes those deletions immediately, so check that first.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/lost-authenticator-app/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/lost-authenticator-app/If the old phone still turns on, move the authenticator codes before you erase it. If the phone is gone, use a backup code or a second factor you already saved, one account at a time, starting with email.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/locked-out-of-password-manager/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/locked-out-of-password-manager/The company that holds the vault usually cannot read your master password. Unlock a device that is still open, use the emergency kit or the hint, then follow the recovery path for the app you use.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/outlook-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/outlook-account-hacked/Hotmail, Live, MSN, and Outlook.com are one Microsoft account. Scan the PC, change the password, then check forwarding, rules, and recent activity. If you cannot sign in, use the sign-in helper before the recovery form.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/locked-out-of-gmail-new-phone/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/locked-out-of-gmail-new-phone/A new phone asks for a code the old phone still holds. Use a backup code, a device that is still signed in, or another second step. If none of those exist, start at g.co/recover from a place you have used before.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/api-key-leaked-on-github/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/api-key-leaked-on-github/Revoke the key at the company that issued it before you delete the commit. GitHub says a leaked secret is already compromised. Removing the file, pushing a new commit, or deleting the repository does not stop anyone who copied it.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/domain-expired-what-to-do/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/domain-expired-what-to-do/Sign in at the registrar you already use and renew the domain if it is still in the account. ICANN lets registrars delete a generic domain any time after it expires. A redemption restore is 30 days after deletion, through that same registrar.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/laptop-stolen-what-to-do/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/laptop-stolen-what-to-do/Lock the laptop from another device if Find My or Find My Device was already on. Then change the Apple, Microsoft, or Google password, and the email password, from a computer you still have.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/facebook-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/facebook-account-hacked/Open facebook.com/hacked on a device you have used before. If the email changed, the old inbox has a link that puts it back. Then change the password and log the other devices out.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/instagram-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/instagram-account-hacked/If you can still log in, change the password. Instagram logs other devices out when you do. If the email changed, use the secure my account link from security@mail.instagram.com.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/sim-swap-what-to-do/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/sim-swap-what-to-do/Call your carrier from another phone and say the number moved without you. Secure email and the bank from a device you trust before you wait for the signal to come back.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/discord-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/discord-account-hacked/If Discord moved the email, use the recovery link sent to the old address within 48 hours. If you can still sign in, change the password, remove apps you do not know, and turn multi-factor authentication on.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/crypto-wallet-drained/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/crypto-wallet-drained/A transfer already on the chain usually stays there. Save the hash, move any coins still in the wallet to a new one, and file the details the FBI asks for.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/youtube-channel-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/youtube-channel-hacked/Recover the Google Account that owns the channel first. If you can still sign in, change the password, then delete uploads you did not make, unless those videos already have a strike.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/paypal-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/paypal-account-hacked/If you can still sign in, change the password on paypal.com and report the payment in the Resolution Center. If the email on the account is no longer yours, call PayPal so they can freeze it while they look.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/amazon-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/amazon-account-hacked/If you can still sign in, change the password from Your Account and remove cards and addresses you did not add. If the account is on hold, complete Amazon's form, and call your bank for any charge with no matching order.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-if-your-phone-is-stolen/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-if-your-phone-is-stolen/Mark the phone lost, suspend the SIM, and change your email password before you do anything else. The map pin is for the police.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/gmail-account-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/gmail-account-hacked/If you can still sign in, change the password and delete forwarding rules. If you cannot, start at Google's account recovery page. The inbox is the reset switch for everything else.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-after-a-data-breach/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-after-a-data-breach/Read which data leaked, confirm the notice on the company's own site, then change the password or call the bank that matches that data. A notice is not the same thing as identity theft.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/someone-is-using-my-credit-card/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/someone-is-using-my-credit-card/Call the number on the card, say which charges you did not authorise, and follow up in writing. In the US, credit cards and debit cards do not share the same liability limits.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/icloud-account-locked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/icloud-account-locked/An Apple Account locked for security needs a password reset. If you cannot reset it, account recovery can take days, and Apple Support cannot shorten the wait.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/website-hacked-what-to-do/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/website-hacked-what-to-do/Take the site out of the attacker's hands, clean every affected page, then request a review in Google Search Console. Deleting the visible spam and reopening is how it comes back.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/whatsapp-hacked/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/whatsapp-hacked/Re-register your number with the SMS code. That logs every other device out. Do not report the account first, and do not read the code to anyone.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-if-someone-stole-your-identity/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/what-to-do-if-someone-stole-your-identity/Call the company that opened the account, then, in the United States, place a fraud alert and report it at IdentityTheft.gov. A stolen card number is a different problem.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/passport-lost-abroad/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/passport-lost-abroad/Report it to the country that issued it, then ask that country's embassy for an emergency document. A cancelled passport will not get you on the plane, even if you find it later.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://disasterlab.dev/blog/ransomware-on-your-computer/https://disasterlab.dev/blog/ransomware-on-your-computer/Unplug the network, do not pay, photograph the note, and check nomoreransom.org before you wipe the disk. Payment does not guarantee you get the files back.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT