Yahoo mail been hacked

Reply-to address - Make sure replies to your emails are going to the right inbox. Send-only address - Check to see if a Send-only address has been added or changed. Vacation response - Check to see if any unfamiliar automatic replies have been set up. Default sending address - Confirm the address that pre-populates in the "From" field is right.

Blocked addresses - Make sure there aren't addresses blocked that you want to get email from. Auto-forwarding address - Make sure your email isn't being forwarded to any unfamiliar email addresses. If your account has been compromised If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. Change your password immediately.

Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. They could well be manifestations of email hijacking, which often is the prelude to identity theft. Nevertheless, these days nothing is foolproof and nobody is perfect, so the likelihood that you will be exposed to a phishing scam at some point is relatively high. The question is what do you do when it does eventually happen, to keep both you and your friends safe. With that in mind, we offer these tips:. If the wizards who hacked into your account forgot to change your password and you can still log in — do it immediately and change that password.

If your access is blocked, follow the directions on the email site help center. Once you again become the master of your email kingdom, invent a very sophisticated password, change your security questions and get creative in your answers because the hacker may well have nailed those questions correctly in the first place. Trust me — you want them out of your life and not as permanent pen pals.

Your email provider has seen this type of thing before and may be able to provide you with further details about the nature and source of the attack, as well as any tools they may have available to protect your information and get you back up and running.

You may also have access to identity protection services through your insurance company, bank, credit union or employer.

Notify everyone on your contact list that you have been compromised and they should look at any communication from you with suspicion for the time being. Further, they should double down on their computer protection. If they have already been victimized, offer your condolences and support, and make sure they are following these steps, too.

Hey, maybe forward them THIS article! Often their goal is much more insidious. Why crawl into a life unless you can truly monetize it?

Therefore, beware of the Trojan. As a Stanford guy, that has always been my motto when dealing with people from USC. In this case however, they may have inserted it into your system so that it can conduct recon and report back to them with all of your passwords or a treasure trove of your information.

Yahoo makes this really simple by giving you the password change link right there on the activity log page, and we walk you through the process in the next section. Once again, from your Yahoo account page, look through the left hand navigation for the Account security link. Click on this to select a new password. This is an email address or password used to verify your account if you get locked out for some reason.

List a reliable email address and phone number that you have access to all the time. This way, if you are locked out of your account, you can easily recover the account by accessing the information sent to your recovery information listed. If you already have recovery details in place, check that these are accurate.

Sometimes hackers will change even one letter in your email address, changing the actual email account to one that they control. Select your account if prompted. If you have multiple Yahoo accounts which use your phone number or recovery email address, click the one you want to recover.

Change your password immediately. When recovering your Yahoo account on a computer, you have the option of resetting your password. You should do this in order to avoid future hacking attempts: Click Create a new password on the "Success" page. Enter a password into both text fields on the "Set a new password" page. Click Continue Click Looks good , then click I'll secure my account later. Part 2. Tap the Yahoo Mail app, which resembles a white envelope on a purple background.

This should open the Yahoo login page. If you're already logged into Yahoo on mobile and the account hack hasn't yet signed you out, skip ahead to securing your account. Tap Yahoo Mail. It's a purple icon on the left side of the screen.

Tap the Trouble signing in? You'll find this option near the bottom of the screen. If prompted to select an existing account, tap the account, then enter the password or, on some iPhones, Touch ID if prompted. If this logs you into your account, skip ahead to securing your account. In the text box in the middle of the screen, type in the phone number or recovery email address you have on file for your Yahoo account.

Tap Continue. It's a blue button near the bottom of the screen. Tap Yes, text me an Account Key for a phone number or Yes, send me an Account Key for a recovery email address, then do the following: Phone number — Open your phone's Messages app, open the text from Yahoo, and review the 8-character code in the message.

Type the verification code you retrieved into the text box in the middle of the screen. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will check your verification code. If you have multiple Yahoo accounts which use your phone number or recovery email address, tap the one you want to recover.

Doing so will log you into the account, from which point you can begin securing your account. Part 3. Open your Yahoo inbox. If your Yahoo inbox doesn't open automatically after changing your password, click Mail in the upper-right corner of the page. Click your name. It's in the upper-right side of the page. A drop-down menu will appear. Click Account Info. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens a new page with your Yahoo account information listed.

Click Recent activity. It's a tab on the left side of the page. Review your currently signed-in locations. Near the top of the page, you'll see a list of all the locations in which your Yahoo account is logged in. If your account has been compromised and the attacker is still logged in, you'll see their location listed here.

Sign out of unrecognized locations. Click sign out to the right of a location for which you don't think you should be signed in.

This will immediately log that location out of your Yahoo account. Click Account security. It's on the left side of the page. If you aren't securing your account immediately after signing back into your compromised Yahoo account, you'll be prompted to enter your email address and password before proceeding.