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  2. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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    Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account.

  3. How email spoofing can affect AOL Mail - AOL Help

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    A compromised (hacked) account means someone else accessed your account by obtaining your password. Spoofed email occurs when the "From" field of a message is altered to show your address, which doesn't necessarily mean someone else accessed your account. You can identify whether your account is hacked or spoofed with the help of your Sent folder.

  4. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    Password cracking. In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of recovering passwords [1] from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system in scrambled form. A common approach ( brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available ...

  5. List of security hacking incidents - Wikipedia

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    The malware destroyed over 35,000 Saudi Aramco computers, affecting business operations for months. December 17: Computer hacker sl1nk announced that he has hacked a total of 9 countries' SCADA systems. The proof includes 6 countries: France, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United States.

  6. Email hacking - Wikipedia

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    Email is a very widely used communication method. If an email account is hacked, it can allow the attacker access to the personal, sensitive or confidential information in the mail storage; as well as allowing them to read new incoming and outgoing email - and to send and receive as the legitimate owner. On some email platforms, it may also ...

  7. Protecting your AOL Account - AOL Help

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    Change your password • If your account has recently been compromised or you suspect it has been hacked, we suggest you change your password. • It's always a good idea to update your password regularly and to make sure it's unique from other passwords you use. Read our password help article to learn how to change your password.

  8. 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach - Wikipedia

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    The first breach of a Microsoft Exchange Server instance was observed by cybersecurity company Volexity on 6 January 2021. [1] By the end of January, Volexity had observed a breach allowing attackers to spy on two of their customers, and alerted Microsoft to the vulnerability. After Microsoft was alerted of the breach, Volexity noted the ...

  9. Reset or change your password - AOL Help

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    From most AOL mobile apps: Tap the Menu icon. Tap Manage Accounts. Tap Account info. Tap Security settings. Enter your security code. Tap Change password. Enter a new password. If these steps don't work in your app, change your password using your mobile browser.