News flash Yahoo email was hacked.
How can you check to see if your account was among them?
Check out this ghacks.net article:
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/03/07/how-to-check-your-account-recent-yahoo-login-activity/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e814%2ehj0ao01hy5%2eu3p
Let’s say you have been. What should you do?
“Many secure websites include a mechanism to reset a forgotten password by sending a special link to your email account of record. A malefactor in control of your email could submit a lost password request to dozens of banks and other sensitive sites, hoping for a few hits. If your email is compromised you need to change the password immediately—if you can.”- http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403134,00.asp
But…
"You may find that the hacker has already locked you out by changing the account's password. In that case you need high-level help from your email provider. You'll have to prove to the provider that you're the real account owner. Depending on your provider, the process may be easy or difficult. Stick with it no matter what. If you don't regain control of your email, anything else you do toward recovery can be undone just as easily." - ibid.
So, what should you do?
- Scan your computer with updated security software, use several apps to scan. Use ones which specialize in “cleanup”.
- Update your OS and drivers, from OEM’s/MS. Check those links!
- Get a password manager like LastPass (yes, it was hacked in the past, but it’s much more secure now).
- Change your password and browsing habits.
- Update your browsers and plugins/extensions from primary sources only.
- Keep your passwords private, trust no one with them.
Sources:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403134,00.asp
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/03/07/how-to-check-your-account-recent-yahoo-login-activity/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e814%2ehj0ao01hy5%2eu3p