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2. 7 ways to protect yourself from hackers - AOL

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   For a more secure password, you should avoid using obvious choices, such as names, locations, dates, phone numbers, birthdays, addresses, etc., since these are easy for hackers to guess. Tip #2 ...

3. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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   One of the best ways to help prevent your data from being hacked is by having anti-virus protection software in place. AOL has a variety of subscriptions to help keep your online activity secure.

4. Protecting your AOL Account

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   Use the Remember Me or Store Password feature only on your personal computer. Don't download or open suspicious mail. Don't click a link or open an email attachment in a suspicious looking email, even if it comes from a relative or friend (most likely their email has been hacked!).

5. Protect yourself from advanced attackers - AOL Help

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   While we continuously monitor for suspicious activity, you also play an important role in keeping your account secure by following safe online practices. Learn how you're notified and what to do to secure it from government-backed actors or hackers.

6. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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   Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account.

7. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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   The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a forgotten password (due to the fact that installing an entirely new password would involve System Administration privileges), to gain unauthorized access to a system, or to act as a preventive measure whereby system administrators check for easily crackable passwords. On a file ...