Your Yahoo Mail account contains important emails, financial information, files and photos, so never let unauthorized people access your email. E-mail accounts. However, your Yahoo Mail account can be compromised for a variety of reasons, including a weak password (an easy-to-guess password), accessing your account from an untrusted device or browser, or accidentally clicking on a fraudulent link.
If you think someone is trying to hack or take over your
Yahoo account, the only way to regain access to your Yahoo mail account is to
reset your password. However, even if you're not sure about the security of
your Yahoo account after resetting your password, there are additional options,
such as a two-step verification key for your Yahoo account.
Follow these steps to identify and protect your compromised
Yahoo mail account.
GENERAL
REASONS TO BREAK YOUR YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT
For some reason, it's easier for hackers to hack into your
Yahoo mail account. Some of the common reasons are:
Using the same password for your Yahoo Mail account that you
already use for another account.
You used an easy-to-guess password for your account, such as
password1234, Yah00, passw0rd, and more.
You accessed your Yahoo mail account from an untrusted
device or shared public computer.
You have mistakenly shared your password with an unknown
person, colleague or relative.
You have reached the email fraud. (You clicked the wrong
scam link)
You've signed in to your Yahoo account over an unsecured
Wi-Fi network.
Banner ads have flooded your email address.
HOW TO
RECOGNIZE AN INVOLVED YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT (ACCOUNTED WITH BRACES)
Your Yahoo email account is suddenly not receiving email
emails
Your Yahoo contacts complain about receiving spam from your
email. Email address.
Your email account was accessed from unexpected locations or
other countries. You can see this in the "Recent Activity" section.
Your Yahoo account information or email settings, such as
reply-to address, email filters, etc., have been changed without your
knowledge.
Someone changed your Yahoo mail login password or recovery
information.
It would be better if you change your Yahoo email password
as soon as you suspect that your Yahoo may have been compromised. If you
haven't changed your password yet, follow the steps below to reset it.
STEPS
TO SET YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT PASSWORD
Resetting your password not only allows you to regain access
to your account, it also prevents someone else (the person who hacked your
account) from managing your account. To recover
the hacked Yahoo mail account, just follow the steps below.
Before following the steps below, make sure you have access
to one of the account recovery options associated with your account. Account
recovery options include phone number or email address necessary to verify your
identity as the legitimate account holder.
On your computer, open a supported browser and go to the
Yahoo sign in page. Enter your Yahoo email in the field provided address,
username, or mobile phone number and click Next.
Yahoo
mail login
On the next screen, where you will be prompted to enter your
account password, click the "Forgot Password" button below the
"Next" button.
Yahoo
mail login password
You will now be prompted to select the account recovery
option (phone number or email address) associated with your account. Click on a
recognized option and access it. If you don't have access to recovery options,
go to step 8.
Yahoo
mail password recovery method
When you select any of the provided recovery options, Yahoo
will send you a verification code (6-digit code) for the phone number or email
address you selected. Email address. Now enter the 6-character verification
code in the field provided and click 'Verify'.