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  2. BBB Scam Alert: New Facebook phishing scam scares page ... - AOL

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    Here’s how you can spot the scam and protect your account from hackers. You receive an email that appears to come from Facebook and says something like this: “Recently, we discovered a breach ...

  3. How to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account - AOL

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    The “Password and Security” page also includes a list titled “Where You’re Logged in.”. If there’s a log-in that you don’t recognize, follow these steps: Click on the suspicious log ...

  4. 'This shouldn't be normal': Her Facebook account was hacked ...

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    Facebook's history with data breaches and hacking. Meta has faced criticism about its handling of hacked accounts before. In March, 41 attorneys general wrote a letter to Meta's Chief Legal ...

  5. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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    Email filters • Display name • Email signature • Blocked addresses • Mail away message. If your account has been compromised. If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if ...

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Phishing - an attempt by scammers to pose as a legitimate company or individual to steal someone's personal information, usernames, passwords, or other account information. • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s ...

  7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  8. What to do if your Facebook account Is hacked - AOL

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    Choose the Security and Login option and then Where You’re Logged In. If there is a login from a device you don’t recognize, then your account may have been hacked. 2. End the intruder's ...

  9. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    The modified email is then sent from a fake address made to look like it's from the original sender. The attack may appear to be a resend or update of the original email. It often relies on the sender or recipient being previously hacked so the attacker can access the legitimate email. Voice phishing