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  2. How to tell if your phone has been hacked - AOL

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    Beware of new apps that pop up on your screen or within your iPhone’s settings. ... If you have a ‘phone visibility’ option, turn it off. This setting allows nearby devices to see your phone ...

  3. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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    If you see something you don't recognize, click Sign out or Remove next to it, then immediately change your password. • Recent activity - Devices or browsers that recently signed in. • Apps connected to your account - Apps you've given permission to access your info. • Recent account changes - Shows the last 3

  4. 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.

  5. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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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.

  6. Credential stuffing - Wikipedia

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    Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack in which the attacker collects stolen account credentials, typically consisting of lists of usernames or email addresses and the corresponding passwords (often from a data breach), and then uses the credentials to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on other systems through large-scale automated login requests directed against a web ...

  7. Someone hacked your account. Now what? How to navigate the ...

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    Despite the common belief that you should change your password every few months, the National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends only changing it if there's evidence it's been ...

  8. Ways to securely access AOL Mail

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    Use an app password. If you use AOL two-step verification or an older email app, you may need to use an app specific password to access AOL Mail. Learn how to generate third-party app passwords and remember, app passwords are only valid for the app they are created for and remain valid until you sign out or remove access to the app. At that ...

  9. The Most Common Password Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them!) - AOL

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    Password managers like LastPass can securely store passwords all on one device. They are also instrumental in helping you create strong, unique passwords of 64 characters or more without the need ...