"Yahoo You Have Been Hacked" Phishing Scam

Yahoo You Have Been Hacked Phishing Scam

The email message below, which claims the recipients' Yahoo accounts have been hacked and they should call a particular telephone number, is a fake and scam. The email message was NOT sent by Yahoo and is a phishing scam created by cybercriminals to steal Yahoo usernames and passwords. Therefore, recipients of the fake email message are asked not click on the links or follow the instructions in it. Yahoo email users who have received similar emails and who want to know if there is something actually wrong with their accounts should go directly to yahoo.com and sign into their accounts. If there is something wrong, or if there is something that needs to be done on their accounts, they will be notified after signing in.

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It is recommended that Yahoo users never click on a link to sign into their accounts. They should go directly to www.yahoo.com.

The "Yahoo You Have Been Hacked" Phishing Scam

From: "Yahoo Hack" <65727353.C85B9F07FE2C8E4EEDE3EFmvsevjmkxqnwau@cpbwzvgeithaql.com>

Subject: You Have Been Hacked

Date: 11 January 2018 at 16:31:31 EET

Please Call 1 855-203-6745

We Have Detected Unusual Activity on Your Computer

Login Activity Has Occurred on 1/9/2018 @ 6:52 AM EST

From IP: 33.154.12.1 Geo Location Found: Eastern Russia

1 855-203-6745

Yahoo users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently.

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May 14, 2020 at 11:51 AM by
"Yahoo You Have Been Hacked" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

My account has been hacked and threaten to to expose some purported contents (lured pictures) from image storage with the purpose to shame me. In lieu he is demanding 2,000 bitcoins t be deposited in his account whch I have ignored so far.

Please advise how do I keep my accounts safe and avoid being manipulated by these cyber criminals.

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Mar 13, 2018 at 1:41 PM by
"Yahoo You Have Been Hacked" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Seattle, Washington, United States

Are the scammers also using this phone # 1-855-553-8765?

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Mar 13, 2018 at 9:09 PM by
"Yahoo You Have Been Hacked" Phishing Scam
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Yes, they are using that telephone number.

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Feb 9, 2018 at 1:09 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Bellevue, Washington, United States

Not sure if Yahoo has been hacked again with a survey pop up that jumps in to a dozen links without consent.. 2/8/2018. Will never come back to Yahoo again after reading these updates and experiencing either a hacked website or a retards idea of forcing a survey on unsuspecting clickers.

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Jan 12, 2018 at 1:07 PM by
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Here is another scam:

- Forwarded Message -

From: Yahoo Hack <58904626.1195A7DD23971BA02A2177fmzjytwwrzeulb @zmuzixbkhnmtok.com>

Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:40 AM

Subject: You Have Been Hacked

Please Call 1 855-203-6745

We Have Detected Unusual Activity on Your Computer

Login Activity Has Occurred on 1/12/2018 @ 8:52 AM EST

From IP: 33.154.12.1 Geo Location Found: Eastern Russia

1 855-203-6745

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