Now you know ways to prevent it.
I just read this article about the heavy-duty brute-force attack of Yahoo that is being tried by "bad" people. Thought you might be interested in the article:
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Rampant-brute-force-attack-against-Yahoo-Mail/article/149373/
Something else, I would NEVER open a suspicious email, but I would make very certain all of my security measures were up to snuff, as previously answered.
Good luck.
September 30th, 2009 | e book
change your password
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Set up your Spam Protection.
1. Click on the "Options", Mail Options link in the upper right of your yahoo mail page.
2. Click on "Spam" in the left navigation bar.
3. Fill out the form and click the "Save Changes" link at the top left.
Once you have this set up, each time you see spam or mail that you want to block, check the box next to it, go to the top of the email list and click the "Spam" button.
Note: Every message you report trains your Spam Guard filters to work better for you. The messages you select in this way will be deleted and reported as spam.
The senders of the messages will be added to your "Blocked Addresses" list.
PREVENT ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT:
1. Change your password.
2. Clean your cache, delete history of visited websites and "Sign Out" of your account completely before leaving the computer. Click the "Sign Out" button.
If you leave it open, anyone can open and read your email. They can also go to the history function, or just hit the back button and get into your account. They can also change your password, and lock you out of your account.
Don’t forget your ID and new password though. You will need it the next time you sign into your Yahoo account.
References :
Now you know ways to prevent it.
I just read this article about the heavy-duty brute-force attack of Yahoo that is being tried by "bad" people. Thought you might be interested in the article:
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Rampant-brute-force-attack-against-Yahoo-Mail/article/149373/
Something else, I would NEVER open a suspicious email, but I would make very certain all of my security measures were up to snuff, as previously answered.
Good luck.
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