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2. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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   If you think someone is trying to access or take over your AOL Mail account, learn the warning signs and how to secure it. Find out if your account has been compromised and what to do to change your password, delete app passwords, revert your mail settings and more.

3. How email spoofing can affect AOL Mail

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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. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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   Learn the signs of a hacked AOL email account and the steps to take to secure your data and devices. Find out how to contact the business, change passwords, scan devices, review accounts, check ...

5. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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   Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account Monitoring your recent login activity can help you find out if your account has been accessed by unauthorized users.

6. Email hacking - Wikipedia

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   Learn what email hacking is, how it can be done by viruses, phishing or spoofing, and what measures can prevent or detect it. See examples of famous email hacks that affected politics, media and celebrities.

7. 7 ways to protect yourself from getting hacked - AOL

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   Don't respond to emails offering free services or asking for personal details. These scams usually involve viruses or code designed to capture log in credentials. Tip #6: Use encryption technology

8. Control excessive spam email - AOL Help

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   Spam bombing is a tactic used by bad actors and hackers to flood your inbox with junk email and distract you from important messages. Learn how to mark spam, create filters, secure your accounts and check for fraudulent transactions.

9. Yahoo data breaches - Wikipedia

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   The 2013 data breach occurred on Yahoo servers in August 2013 and affected all three billion user accounts. The 2014 breach affected over 500 million user accounts. Both breaches are considered the largest ever discovered and included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and security questions—both encrypted and unencrypted ...