I only knew my email - yahoo - had been tampered with when Yahoo notified me that someone had been trying to change my password, but is there any way to actually check for hackers?
How did Yahoo contact you Kaycee? Was it though a phone call, an email you
Or did they ask you to chang your password when you were trying to log on to yahoo.
That is what happened to me, even though I supplied my security questions I am still worried.
I also have an alternative email address which gets emailed when I change my password. No emails were being sent to this email address when I Changed my password. Maybe something fishy was going on?
I only knew my email - yahoo - had been tampered with when Yahoo notified me that someone had been trying to change my password, but is there any way to actually check for hackers?
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it's clear proof of hacker activity and can be checked as many times a day as makes you feel secure.
Got another email from one of my people on my meetup group who sent me a link. I looked at the email and quickly deleted the email - i did not opn the link.
If you Open the email and don't click on the link are you okay?
Got another email from one of my people on my meetup group who sent me a link. I looked at the email and quickly deleted the email - i did not opn the link.
If you Open the email and don't click on the link are you okay?
I'm almost certain you are ok!
I'm not sure if you can do this on Yahoo but you can on Microsoft Outlook and that is examine the content of an email without opening it.
I recently checked an old Yahoo! Mail account that I rarely use (I only have it as some sites don't like Gmail addresses). I think that it’s awful! And not just because I hate the look of it compared to Gmail...
For starters, there's no https past the login screen (unlike Gmail), which I think is shameful. I can't think of any other major site/service that doesn't use https all the way instead of only for the login. Google uses https for everything, Microsoft uses it, Apple uses it, Twitter uses it, Facebook uses it...
Also, I think that the 2-step verification is lame (unlike Gmail).
Yahoo Mail's 2-step only seems to protect the desktop login - if I login on my phone’s browser, I get let straight in with only the password (unlike Gmail).
It also doesn't use "app specific passwords" for sites and services that don't support 2-step (unlike Gmail).
Even Microsoft's recent belated addition of full 2-step is better than Yahoo's: All logins use it if possible, while those that don't support it use an app password instead, and it can use Google Authenticator for codes instead of only using SMS like Yahoo.
For starters, there's no https past the login screen (unlike Gmail), which I think is shameful. I can't think of any other major site/service that doesn't use https all the way instead of only for the login. Google uses https for everything, Microsoft uses it, Apple uses it, Twitter uses it, Facebook uses it...
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How did Yahoo contact you Kaycee? Was it though a phone call, an email you
Or did they ask you to chang your password when you were trying to log on to yahoo.
That is what happened to me, even though I supplied my security questions I am still worried.
I also have an alternative email address which gets emailed when I change my password. No emails were being sent to this email address when I Changed my password. Maybe something fishy was going on?
View Account Information - Sign In Activity
it's clear proof of hacker activity and can be checked as many times a day as makes you feel secure.
If you Open the email and don't click on the link are you okay?
I'm almost certain you are ok!
I'm not sure if you can do this on Yahoo but you can on Microsoft Outlook and that is examine the content of an email without opening it.
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For starters, there's no https past the login screen (unlike Gmail), which I think is shameful. I can't think of any other major site/service that doesn't use https all the way instead of only for the login. Google uses https for everything, Microsoft uses it, Apple uses it, Twitter uses it, Facebook uses it...
Also, I think that the 2-step verification is lame (unlike Gmail).
Yahoo Mail's 2-step only seems to protect the desktop login - if I login on my phone’s browser, I get let straight in with only the password (unlike Gmail).
It also doesn't use "app specific passwords" for sites and services that don't support 2-step (unlike Gmail).
Even Microsoft's recent belated addition of full 2-step is better than Yahoo's: All logins use it if possible, while those that don't support it use an app password instead, and it can use Google Authenticator for codes instead of only using SMS like Yahoo.