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05/11/2012 10:09:52 PM · #1 |
All of a sudden I see a bunch of emails in my Sent file with the subject HELLO and I didn't send them!
I remember looking at an email yesterday from a good friend, who sends us stuff all the time, with that subject line and like an idiot, I clicked on the link. Nothing happened then but today I see that my address book is hacked.
I changed my Yahoo password right away and notified everyone who appears to have received that email not to open it. Is there something else I need to do?
HELP! |
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05/11/2012 10:30:57 PM · #2 |
Changing your password.... That should fix it.
Message edited by author 2012-05-11 22:31:27. |
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05/11/2012 10:43:18 PM · #3 |
| Change your password to something using numbers, letters and symbols and then ALWAYS log off from your email after using. The hackers can use your email even when the machine is shut down. |
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05/12/2012 01:45:39 AM · #4 |
| Thanks ladies! I changed my password to a pretty long one with letters and numbers and am signing out after reading email. This happened on my husband's Facebook account too. Just in case, I also ran Malwarebytes and Avast! but nothing was found. Lesson learned - don't click on links in emails! |
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05/12/2012 02:03:09 AM · #5 |
luckily, most email hacks are automated, so you don't get locked out of them, so you did the right thing off the bat changing the password. Changing it to a really tough one to crack was even better :)
Tell your friend that her account is most likely compromised too
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05/13/2012 11:50:15 AM · #6 |
change your security questions. also change your "secured" email that may be setup for emergency purposes.
Also, because of the complexity increasing with number of letters in a password being oftentimes more important, try using a password thats approximately 15+ characters, even if its simple (nonsense ofcourse) with no letters. Disclaimer, This information came to me through a knowledgeable source who i trust with such things, but i have not run tests myself.
Example: rodeoClapsCatklingon
Message edited by author 2012-05-13 11:54:33. |
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05/13/2012 12:37:28 PM · #7 |
| i feel your pain - i got hacked too a couple of years back. make sure you delete any old secret questions too as well as change password. plus change all your other password to paypal etc. |
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05/13/2012 01:10:05 PM · #8 |
did you inform Yahoo??? hat might be a good idea
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