HELP!!!!!

[nycmermaid]

I am totally freaking out. I just found that my Yahoo account has been hacked. I found out when I tried to post an email from Yahoo Groups and it came up as from "Steve." I went and looked and my profile has indeed been hacked by a proud 18-year-old named Steve, claiming to be part of some contest and even leaving a website address. I was somehow able to change my personal info back to my own name, but every time I click on "My Account" it asks me to confirm my password and IT DOESN'T WORK. I am afraid to sign out of my email for fear I won't be able to get back in. And worst of all, I have found no way at all of contacting Yahoo about the problem. One of the IT guys is on the case, but he hasn't found anything yet either. Can anyone help me PLEEEEEEEEASE???

Comments

[abitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Wow, fucking hell.

Try this: http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/mail/cgi_abuse

Or this: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/mail-03.html

[webmd.livejournal.com]

Bless you, THANK YOU!!!! I wrote to them on both forms, I just hope they write back before I get automatically signed out of my account. Please let me know if you receive any weird emails from "me."

[abitunlikely.livejournal.com]

No problem at all.

This is actually creepy.

[webmd.livejournal.com]

Yeah you're telling me. How do I know this person hasn't sent random emails to anyone in my address book? I feel like I should email everyone in my address book now just as damage control, but I don't really want to since many of the people on there I haven't spoken to in a long time and don't really feel like starting up again this way.

And my very nice but unhelpful IT guy has suggested I move my account elsewhere from Yahoo. Thanks, dude, but totally not helpful at the moment. Plus, that's been my email address forever. I like a lot of things about Yahoo, I don't WANNA move.

[abitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe just send an email to the people you do talk to? If any of the other people have gotten an email from him, you'll probably find out eventually, but if you don't talk to them, it doesn't really matter.

Maybe use the secure sign in option?

You know, these stupid idiot teenagers with brilliant computer minds. If they would only apply themselves to something worthwhile, we could probably have the best intelligence in the world. Wankwrs (sic).

[cynima.livejournal.com]

Yikes. That's scary.

And I've noticed that Yahoo does not make it easy to get in touch with them. Good luck and give them hell!