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2. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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   Change all your passwords – Yes, it may seem like an impossible task, but it is a mandatory one. The main reason for doing this is that if one of your accounts is hacked, there’s no way to ...

3. 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.

4. 6 steps you should take after a data breach - AOL

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   Passwords and passcodes. ... You can check your credit report for free through Experian, ... If you confirm your data has been stolen or misused, act immediately and report the matter to ...

5. One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been ... - AOL

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   Change your password If your data has been exposed, the first thing you should do is change your password for the account involved. Use a strong password including letters, numbers and symbols.

6. Secure your AOL account

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   • Use a strong password and change it regularly - Create a strong password to minimize the risk of unauthorized account access. • Add another level of security - Turn on two-step verification and get sent a security code when someone logs in from an unfamiliar device or location.

7. Have I Been Pwned? - Wikipedia

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   In August 2017, Hunt made public 306 million passwords which could be accessed via a web search or downloadable in bulk. [9]In February 2018, British computer scientist Junade Ali created a communication protocol (using k-anonymity and cryptographic hashing) to anonymously verify if a password was leaked without fully disclosing the searched password.

8. 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 ...

9. Reset or change your password - AOL Help

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   It's also a good idea to update your password regularly and to make sure it's unique from other passwords you use. 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. Reset a forgotten password