How do I know if my email has been hacked?

[santas helper]

I suspect someone and want to know is there any way to tell if my email has been hacked?

 

[EQ Admin]

Hello,

There are many possible signs that your account has been hacked including:

• international IP addresses logging into your account
• email you did not send in the sent-mail
• email you did not delete in the trash folder
• receiving lots of bounces in your inbox
• changes you did not make to your signature
• changes you did not make to your mail filter rules
• answers to security questions that you did not create
• secondary & alternate email addresses that you don't recognize

In your case it sounds personal like you suspect a friend / family / ex?

Please take these steps immediately:

• Change your password
• Enable 2-step authentication (if your service supports it)
• Run virus/spyware/malware scans on your computer
• Verify that all of the settings and personal information for your account make sense
• Since it sounds personal, check your keyboard cable for a keystroke logger near the back of your computer

Here is a related guide if you use a free mail service such as Yahoo Mail:

http://www.emailquestions.com/yahoo...yahoo-mail-account-after-its-been-hacked.html

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