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  2. How to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account - AOL

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    Here’s how it works: If Facebook notices a log-in attempt from a device or browser that you haven’t previously used, it’ll ask for a password plus a verification code that the site will send ...

  3. Why am I asked to verify my account after signing in?

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    If there's something unusual about your sign in or recent activity, we'll ask you to go through another verification step after you've entered the correct password. This is an important security feature that helps to protect your account from unauthorized access.

  4. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system.A common approach (brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [2]

  5. How to protect your passwords from hackers for good - AOL

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    Here’s how LastPass Premium works: Let’s say you’re creating a password to obtain sensitive medical records online. The password manager will create a complex, rock-solid password that ...

  6. Recover a forgotten username - AOL Help

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    4. Click Yes, send me a verification code. - We'll send a code to the phone number or email address you provided. 5. Enter your verification code. 6. Click Continue. 7. Choose the account you'd like to sign in to. Only accounts linked with the phone number or email address will display.

  7. Fix problems signing into your AOL account - AOL Help

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    To manage and recover your account if you forget your password or username, make sure you have access to the recovery phone number or alternate email address you've added to your AOL account. If you know your username but need to reset your password, make sure you create a strong password after you're back in your account.

  8. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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    When password-guessing, this method is very fast when used to check all short passwords, but for longer passwords other methods such as the dictionary attack are used because a brute-force search takes too long. Longer passwords, passphrases and keys have more possible values, making them exponentially more difficult to crack than shorter ones ...

  9. Pass the hash - Wikipedia

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    If an attacker has the hashes of a user's password, they do not need the cleartext password; they can simply use the hash to authenticate with a server and impersonate that user. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ permanent dead link ‍ ] In other words, from an attacker's perspective, hashes are functionally equivalent to the original passwords that they ...