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Author:  White_and_Nerdy [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Yahoo not letting me sign in.
Yahoo hasn't let me sign in for the last 3 days now and my friend's yahoo account got hacked. I think I know who it was (Grant, annoying kid from school) and I think he hacked me too then requested for my account to be deleted and now it's gone :( Please help, I dunno what to do.
Author:  StrongRad [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
Try contacting Yahoo.
Use the "contact customer care" link at the bottom of this page.
Author:  DS_Kid [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
I have never used Yahoo before, but here is what I assume you can do in this situation:
  1. See if you can get a password via your e-mail address.
    • If you can, then change your password to something more difficult
    • If you can't, then contact Yahoo about it; tell them whatever happened (without using somebody's name, like in this thread's case) and provide your old password and such
  2. If the above doesn't work, get a different account (either with Yahoo or a good alternative, like GMail). You'll be losing old data, obviously, but you should be fine if you use a password that is HARD TO CRACK (since this seems to have happened to you in the past).
    • Don't reveal your password or hints to it...ever. Not even to your friends.
    • Use a password that is long, complicated, and unrelated to your interests. Don't use, say, "HappyPerson", when you could instead say something like "OMG123HappyDappy934Zing!" (and don't use either of those passwords)
    • If this is going to continue to happen to you, then be sure to change your password regularly (like, every few weeks)
That's all that I have for you. My best bet is that your friend (who can't be technical enough to hack something easily; aren't you all 12 years old?) got into your account after you left some clue either intentionally or unintentionally.
Author:  White_and_Nerdy [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
StrongRad wrote:
Try contacting Yahoo.
Use the "contact customer care" link at the bottom of this page.


I did before i posted this thread. No reply yet :(
Author:  DS_Kid [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
Since it has only been 30 minutes since you posted the thread, it may take awhile before Yahoo can contact you again. I'd say wait up until a day, and if nothing happens, either follow my advice above, or contact them again with a bit more information (including your old password and such).
Author:  White_and_Nerdy [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
DS_Kid wrote:
Since it has only been 30 minutes since you posted the thread, it may take awhile before Yahoo can contact you again. I'd say wait up until a day, and if nothing happens, either follow my advice above, or contact them again with a bit more information (including your old password and such).



I sent it two days ago. When i said "before i created this thread", i didn't mean RIGHT before i created the thread!
Author:  StrongRad [ Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
White_and_Nerdy wrote:
DS_Kid wrote:
Since it has only been 30 minutes since you posted the thread, it may take awhile before Yahoo can contact you again. I'd say wait up until a day, and if nothing happens, either follow my advice above, or contact them again with a bit more information (including your old password and such).



I sent it two days ago. When i said "before i created this thread", i didn't mean RIGHT before i created the thread!

It may take them up to a week. I mean, they are Yahoo!, so they have a few million accounts to take care of. I'd certainly send them a what's up in another week.
Author:  White_and_Nerdy [ Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
This is what I got back

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1193 ... elpyx3.png
Author:  StrongRad [ Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Yahoo not letting me sign in.
White_and_Nerdy wrote:
This is what I got back

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1193 ... elpyx3.png

Looks like you should fill out their "abuse" form.
Also, kick Grant upside the junk.
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