diff --git a/src/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/auth/auth.service.ts
index 6c6e9c99..64767079 100644
--- a/src/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   parseDuration,
   randomBase32Secret,
   randomToken,
+  redactEmail,
   sanitizeUser,
   verifyBackupCode,
   verifyTotpCode,
diff --git a/src/auth/login-rate-limit.service.ts b/src/auth/login-rate-limit.service.ts
index ecda175e..4ed28bbe 100644
--- a/src/auth/login-rate-limit.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/login-rate-limit.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PrismaService } from '../database/prisma.service';
+import { redactEmail } from './security.utils';
 
 export interface LoginAttemptConfig {
   maxAttempts: number;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export class LoginRateLimitService {
 
     if (shouldLock) {
       this.logger.warn(
-        `Account locked due to too many failed login attempts: ${email} (IP: ${ipAddress || 'unknown'})`,
+        `Account locked due to too many failed login attempts: ${redactEmail(email)} (IP: ${ipAddress || 'unknown'})`,
       );
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export class LoginRateLimitService {
       },
     });
 
-    this.logger.log(`Successful login: ${email} (IP: ${ipAddress || 'unknown'})`);
+    this.logger.log(`Successful login: ${redactEmail(email)} (IP: ${ipAddress || 'unknown'})`);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export class LoginRateLimitService {
       },
     });
 
-    this.logger.log(`Account manually unlocked: ${email}`);
+    this.logger.log(`Account manually unlocked: ${redactEmail(email)}`);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/auth/security.utils.ts b/src/auth/security.utils.ts
index 119bb0ce..e3b1bd5d 100644
--- a/src/auth/security.utils.ts
+++ b/src/auth/security.utils.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ export function sanitizeUser<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(user: T) {
   return safeUser;
 }
 
+export function redactEmail(email: string): string {
+  return createSha256(email).slice(0, 8);
+}
+
 export function createSha256(input: string): string {
   return createHash('sha256').update(input).digest('hex');
 }
diff --git a/src/users/users.controller.ts b/src/users/users.controller.ts
index d8647610..cf83b676 100644
--- a/src/users/users.controller.ts
+++ b/src/users/users.controller.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ import { DeactivateAccountDto, ReactivateAccountDto } from './dto/deactivation.d
 import { UpdateProfileDto } from './dto/update-profile.dto';
 
 const UNAUTHORIZED_ACTION_MESSAGE = 'You are not authorized to perform this action';
+const REACTIVATE_LIMIT = 5;
+const REACTIVATE_WINDOW_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 @Controller('users')
 export class UsersController {
   private readonly downloadRateLimitMap = new Map<string, { count: number; resetAt: number }>();
+  private readonly reactivateRateLimitMap = new Map<string, { count: number; resetAt: number }>();
   private static readonly DOWNLOAD_LIMIT = 10;
   private static readonly DOWNLOAD_WINDOW_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
@@ -243,6 +246,22 @@ export class UsersController {
     @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
     @Body() reactivateDto: ReactivateAccountDto,
   ) {
+    const emailLower = user.email.toLowerCase();
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const entry = this.reactivateRateLimitMap.get(emailLower);
+
+    if (entry && now < entry.resetAt) {
+      if (entry.count >= REACTIVATE_LIMIT) {
+        throw new HttpException('Too many reactivation attempts. Try again later.', HttpStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS);
+      }
+      entry.count++;
+    } else {
+      this.reactivateRateLimitMap.set(emailLower, {
+        count: 1,
+        resetAt: now + REACTIVATE_WINDOW_MS,
+      });
+    }
+
     return this.usersService.reactivate(user.sub, reactivateDto);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/users/users.service.ts b/src/users/users.service.ts
index 01de3cd7..8b3d5ee2 100644
--- a/src/users/users.service.ts
+++ b/src/users/users.service.ts
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ export class UsersService implements OnModuleInit {
     });
 
     this.logger.log(
-      `User ${userId} (${user.email}) deactivated. Scheduled deletion: ${scheduledDeletionAt ? scheduledDeletionAt.toISOString() : 'None'}`,
+      `User ${userId} (${redactEmail(user.email)}) deactivated. Scheduled deletion: ${scheduledDeletionAt ? scheduledDeletionAt.toISOString() : 'None'}`,
     );
 
     await this.sessionsService.revokeAllSessions(userId);
@@ -577,7 +577,17 @@ export class UsersService implements OnModuleInit {
       },
     });
 
-    this.logger.log(`User ${userId} (${user.email}) reactivated`);
+    await this.prisma.activityLog.create({
+      data: {
+        userId,
+        action: 'REACTIVATE',
+        entityType: 'USER',
+        entityId: userId,
+        description: `Account reactivated`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.logger.log(`User ${userId} (${redactEmail(user.email)}) reactivated`);
 
     return updatedUser;
   }