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  2. 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.

  3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Sometimes these emails can contain dangerous viruses or malware that can infect your computer by downloading attached software, screensavers, photos, or offers for free products. Additionally, be wary if you receive unsolicited emails indicating you've won a prize or contest, or asking you to forward a petition or email.

  4. Enable or disable your browser's Password Manager and search ...

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    2. Click the Settings icon. 3. Click the Browser option on the left-side of the window. 4. Click the Passwords tab. 5. Select 'Offer to save passwords I enter on the web'. 6. Exit out of the Settings window. To disable the Password Manager, follow the same steps as above but de-select the box next to 'Offer to save passwords I enter on the web'.

  5. Wi-Fi deauthentication attack - Wikipedia

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    In order to mount a brute-force or dictionary based WPA password cracking attack on a Wi‑Fi user with WPA or WPA2 enabled, a hacker must first sniff the WPA 4-way handshake. This sequence can be elicited by first forcing the user offline with the deauthentication attack.

  6. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [3] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.

  7. Cross-site request forgery - Wikipedia

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    The attacker must find a form submission at the target site, or a URL that has side effects, that does something (e.g., transfers money, or changes the victim's e-mail address or password). The attacker must determine the right values for all the forms or URL inputs; if any of them are required to be secret authentication values or IDs that the ...

  8. Protecting your AOL Account

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    • It's always a good idea to update your password regularly and to make sure it's unique from other passwords you use. Read our password help article to learn how to change your password. Secure your AOL Account • Create a secure password. • Clear the cache in your web browser. • Never share your password over email or third-party sites.

  9. Sniffing attack - Wikipedia

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    Using sniffing tools, attackers can sniff sensitive information from a network, including email (SMTP, POP, IMAP), web (HTTP), FTP (Telnet authentication, FTP Passwords, SMB, NFS) and many more types of network traffic. The packet sniffer usually sniffs the network data without making any modifications in the network's packets.