Big spam email problem

[kaylexmorgana]

Ok so I had my email demolished with spam everyone I messaged before was also spammed with crap from MY email. No idea how this happened since I never use it on my pc only on phone. I changed my password. Keeps happening. So no other choice but to delete the account. Apparently someone STILL got an email?!

I tried to login and it didn't work so the account is gone. Wtf is happening?

[The Official Czex]

Ok so I had my email demolished with spam everyone I messaged before was also spammed with crap from MY email. No idea how this happened since I never use it on my pc only on phone. I changed my password. Keeps happening. So no other choice but to delete the account. Apparently someone STILL got an email?!

I tried to login and it didn't work so the account is gone. Wtf is happening?

 

Someone hijacked your account. And by someone, I mean a bot.

[Mr.Tech.Qc]

Someone hijacked your account. And by someone, I mean a bot.

Yeah, change all passwords and logins dont take any chance, and do a malwarebytes scan just in case

[kaylexmorgana]

Someone hijacked your account. And by someone, I mean a bot.

  

Yeah, change all passwords and logins dont take any chance, and do a malwarebytes scan just in case

but how is it still sending emails?and how did that even happen? This was a paid account from my isp not Yahoo or anything

[Mr.Tech.Qc]

   but how is it still sending emails?and how did that even happen? This was a paid account from my isp not Yahoo or anything

well, there is many ways, bot nets, virus / malware etc

[Naeaes]

Swap all your passwords and if possible usernames. Especially if either one is the same as in your email. And contact the email provider to verify that the account is gone and unrecoverable so that your hijacker can't get it back and use it to recover passwords you swap in other places. 

 

Luke just did a great basic tutorial on best practices on passwords. Long story short: length beats complexity and never repeat a username+password combo.

[TetraSky]

ISP email? That's the reason.

They have terrible security for emails. It's not their primary service after all so they show very little concern toward making sure everything is secure.
Just switch to something like Gmail or Outlook.

[kaylexmorgana]

Mr.Tech.Qc, on 12 Oct 2015 - 10:05 AM, said:

well, there is many ways, bot nets, virus / malware etc

 

Than there is no way to stop them from coming?

Naeaes, on 12 Oct 2015 - 10:08 AM, said:

Swap all your passwords and if possible usernames. Especially if either one is the same as in your email. And contact the email provider to verify that the account is gone and unrecoverable so that your hijacker can't get it back and use it to recover passwords you swap in other places. 

 

Luke just did a great basic tutorial on best practices on passwords. Long story short: length beats complexity and never repeat a username+password combo.

That is kind of sad there is tutorial how to make an password....