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by toogie 16 Jun 2014 ( edited Jun 18'14 03:36 )
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NOTICE_If you recieved a recent email from me-DON"T OPEN IT-Yesterday I recieved something, from one of the Cuties email address, so I opened it. It was not from her.Also,2 Cuties emailed me yesterday and asked it I sent them this.I did not.Then today, my sister emailed me, that she had recieved a suspicious email said from me, with a TAG and she would not open.She said she knew it was probally not from me,because I just use my email for my emb, rarely anything else. We call each other and text message.She also figured I didn't know how to add the TAG, which I don't. I did tell her before I could get into my email account,Yahoo made me change my password. She said I had been hacked (whatever that means) and I told her one of the Cuties suggested that might be the case.She said hacked means someone got into my account.Does that mean that they can also get into my emb accounts? Should I notify any of my contacts about this? Is this a virus?-Thanks,I'm sure you all know how pc smart I am...NOT--Toogie

Comments (5)
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by rescuer 16 Jun 2014
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Sadly, it may not have been Yahoo that made you change your password. If you received an email about changing it...it may have been from a rouge site. Contact Yahoo for help. I think they have a "help I have been hacked" page. They are not the best about answering questions (so I am told) but you may want to sign in again and change your password. DO NOT USE any email links to get there.
You will want to scan your computers for malware or viruses.
Good luck!
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by toogie 16 Jun 2014
It wasn't an email from yahoo.It was when I clicked on mail,at the top of my yahoo page,it went to a page for me to sign in.I tried signing in and I think that's when it said to change my password for security reasons.Do you still think it might not be from yahoo? How would I know for sure, if Yahoo doesn't answer you? Thanks for your help.
by rescuer 16 Jun 2014
Scan your computer using Eset.com or Malwarebytes.org (the free versions not the trials) Use one you do NOT have on your computer now as it may not find something you clicked on as it gets permission that way. Run the scans until they are clean.
Then log into Yahoo and change your password. It may have been Yahoo that noticed you had been hacked...but to be safe you should scan then change it.
by toogie 16 Jun 2014
OK-THANKS
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by toet 17 Jun 2014
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Toogie, this has happened to me as well, I have taken my computer into the Lap Top Man and now using my husband's. Heather
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by suziequee 17 Jun 2014
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I would STRONGLY suggest that you change your password again. Probably the hacker sending you a letter. Been there done that. Just recovering from the last one. Pain in the butt.
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by rachap 17 Jun 2014
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It seems that more and more people are having something like this happen to them. I did in spite ot all the Antis-h, anti virus, anti malware, anti spyware etc. The worst part of it is they get your addres book and randomly send out their e mails to your friends and it continues sometimes for months The only solution I could come up with is to just close my account and start over with a new username-a pain you know where but I havent had any problems since. Sorry you are going through this mess.
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by cfidl 18 Jun 2014
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Yahoo was hacked about a week ago. They got passwords from like a zillion accounts. That is why yahoo is telling everyone to change their passwords. I agree with Rescuer to scan and change. I believe you have 2 issues going on. the yahoo thing and the hack.
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by justonlyme 18 Jun 2014
Are you serious? That would explain all of the Yahoo mail I've been receiving. It has been coming so fast that I cannot even use my email of a morning because I have thousands of messages trying to come in. Lovely! Thanks for the info.