Question posted by pobudho on May 28th, 2012

My Yahoo Account Was Hacked Into And Consequently Locked I Have Been Trying To S

Cant access my account.  It was hacked and locked last week.  Efforts to ask for password reset have been fruitless as i cant access my alternate email and cant answer the secret questions used when  registering the account.  What should I do?

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  • How can I update the information I gave when I registered? | Yahoo! Mail Classic Help
    ... Yahoo! From the menu, select View Account Info You are taken to verify your password. Mail account. You are taken to your Profile page. On the Account Info page you registered. Type your password into the box and click . You are sometimes asked to your Profile page. What if I update my secret question? How do I close my Yahoo! How...
  • What is my Security Question and Answer used for? | Yahoo! Account Help
    ... you with your account. protects accounts from unauthorized access is by asking you to guess what your birthday and zip code are who you say you request a new password, need technical support, or have questions about your billing, Yahoo! will usually ask you for them to verify your account information, such as your Secret Question and Answer. ID, email address, birth date...
  • What is password "phishing"? | Yahoo! Security Center Help
    ... your password and lock you to go to trick you into disclosing your user name and password. Typically, fraudsters try to trick you into providing your user name and password so that mimic Yahoo!'s sign-in pages (or the sign-in seal to your online account. account. After they steal your password, they can read your email or access other...

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