Hello, I’ve read your comments on recovering passwords or accounts like on Yahoo. I started investigating this when I suddenly found my own password was not working and the secret question had been changed by whoever hijacked the account. Do you have any advice for me aside from creating a new ID? I hate to say it but I’m considering trying to hijack it back.
I understand what you’re talking about and know that if you have the bad luck to have an easily guessed password and someone backs into your account, you definitely have a problem.
Indeed, while I also have a Yahoo account, I spend much more time using Gmail as it’s one of my main web-based email system.
What’s amazing is that once every few weeks I get a “how to reset your password” message, suggesting that I’ve tried to log in and clicked the ‘forgot my password’ link, but, of course, I haven’t. It’s someone else messing around trying to sneak into my account.
But the flip side of this is one that I’ve written about before too: how do I know if you’re really who you say you are and how would Yahoo, more importantly, know that you’re who say you are? (see Recover my Yahoo account password?) After all, one of the most effective methods of breaking security is through social engineering, pretending you’re someone other than who you are.
I wonder if it isn’t just a fundamental problem with web-based systems that can’t use anything smart like biometrics for identity verification?
I have a biometric fingerprint scanner on the Lenovo IBM X41 Tablet PC I’ve been evaluating over on my Intuitive Life Blog, but that still doesn’t address how I can verify my identity with a remote system.
Think about it: even if the fingerprint scanner sent the scan data to a remote server, there’s nothing to stop that data being intercepted and then duplicated, emulating the live scan of my finger when in fact it’s someone masquerading as me.
A difficult problem, unquestionably, and until we do have some good solutions in this area, I can only strongly encourage everyone to have the toughest, best possible passwords possible.
Can’t get in my old account my phone number don’t exist anymore I don’t remember it this is my email address old haydn.f@yahoo.com
I’m trying to put my different email tried to get in don’t recognise my new email
I had to get a new phone which my account was still on that phone but I forgot my password And I really need it I have very important things in my inbox please help me!
I see we are all having the same or similar issue with dumb yahoo. So, I entered my recovery email, differ from yahoo, in order to retrieve my account and no surprise, Yahoo, does not recognize it. It provides me with an old phone number that I no longer have access to and then, nothing. Dave, are you responding to assist on any of this issues or is this just a venting forum?
At this point, since I have no connection within Yahoo, there’s not much I can do other than let you vent, Melissa!
I see we are all having the same or similar issue with dumb yahoo. So, I entered my recovery email, differ from yahoo, in order to retrieve my account and no surprise, Yahoo, does not recognize it. It provides me with an old phone number that I no longer have access to and then, nothing. Dave, are you responding to assist on any of this issues or is this just a venting forum?
As I have said before, Arturo, there’s not much I can do other than to say “check with Yahoo”. I hear everyone’s frustration, though!
I have an old phone number that I cant remember as a back up in the meantime I cannot access my original password which I’ had for a long time.Have tried everything can you please help it is urgent and as you’ve said a real easy one to figure out.
I can’t get passed the old cell numbers on my yahoo address.. I kno both numbers but neither r active no more. I can’t get passed them.. This yahoo has all my son pics from age 6 n younger uploaded to it.. That’s the main reason I’m trying to access it.. Its kalijean2003@yahoo. com.. Can’t get in for nothing…
I have a week old Yahoo account that is telling me that my settings are out of date. When I click on fix account it says, update password it will not accept my new, just established account. What do I do? How can a new account be out of date?
Hello sir please tell me how can I change my yahoo passswod. I was very much time try to change but it didn’t work that show me me put alteenat email and when I put same my yahoo account then how can see that mail beacuse I Allredy not opened my that email
i cant change may password because may mobile no. is no longer available how can i retrieve my password using different security method?
Am having a problem with my password. When I ask for help I am sent the information on my email address allenmtambo@yahoo.com on which I have a problem with my password. I can’t log in because the password is forgotten. Please help me what to do.
I am just trying to figure out how to add my gmail account in order to get my password from yahoo mail. Or is there another way of finding my yahoo password? I don’t have a cell phone any longer to receive texts. So,,, why do they make it so difficult to add another account?
Please help?
when will I know that my email and passwords are fixed
i have been on yahoo for many years but you all kept haveing me changeing my password all the time and i got upset with all of you. Now i am trying again and to no seccuse . i try every day and you keep saying my account is de- activeted all the time. iam tired of all this mess but still would like to have a account on yahoo. please help me . pat beach.
**Peace be with you!**I can’t get into my Computer at all my Computer is saying I don’t know my pass word when I do but I still need to get into my computer without having to pay BestBuy to do so?
My laptop will not accept my only password I’ve ever used on 1st L/T & this L/T mail will not work so in essence no messages re’d . Thanks please help
plesae i forgot my password and my two secret questions, can you kindly assist me and recover it for me.
Please help me to retrieve my password…william_panit@yahoo.co.uk…Thank You!
How do I recover my password?
months back i received messages on my yahoo account asking me to change my password but kept ignoring them, now i cant get access to my account since my password is rejected every time i try to log in, i dont even remember my security question(s) is my email is very old. please help me. my email is mtrinaly@yahoo.com
Hi my e-mail i.d. is ryan_alyas@yahoo.com. My yahoo password and security answer has been chaged by unknown. It asks me where did you spend your honeymoon and I never used that question and it does not ask for my alternate e-mail i.d. please help its very urgent that i get that e-mail ID working.
please helpme retrieve my yahoo account.i ve forgoten my password,security answers and alternate email
Please my email is flomogurl. I have been using for long then stopped. I can not remember my password and info used. Please help me
i can not access to my yahoo account please help me my id is nav25kumar@yahoo.in kindly send it to anuragasaksena@yahoo.com
Dear sir,
My yahoo id is Parthas_mohapatra@yahoo.co.in.
It is an 11 year old id,In betwwen I have forgotten my password.Can you please help me to get the password.
My yahoo account sighed out by it self and when I put in my password it denys it and when I put in my secret password it also denys it HELP!
Hi Sir
my yahoo id is kmjanjua2007@yahoo.com
i am not able to log in from 1-2 weeks
i dont know my zip code
i have no clue
plz get my pass word
Hi Dave I forgot my password can you plz retrive and send to sathishaddagudi39@gmail.com
In advance Thanks,
Sathish
please hep me about my email add and my password did not work they say its luck that my password compremised that i havenot been able to access my acount. both help me to acess now im temporarily denied …. here is my i d.. sweet_cathey2001@ yahoo.com
PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP TO RECOVER MY PASSWORD.WHEN I LOGGED IN I GOT A YAHOO PROMPT THAT MY PASSWORD HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND SUGGESTED I CHANGE TO A NEW PASSWORD WHICH I DID.UNFORTUNATELY AFTER DOING THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS MY ACCOUNT.BOTH THE OLD AND NEW PASSWORDS COULD NOT HELP ME GAIN ACCESS.NOW I AM TEMPORARILY DENIED ACCESS FOR 12 HOURS AFTER WHICH AM TOLD TO RETRY TO RECOVER MY PASSWORD AGAIN.I CAN’T REMEMBER THE SECURITY QUESTIONS I FILLED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
iforgot my password in yahoo and my security question so please help and my number is 9032518076,9866007615
sir,
i cant access to my yahoo , please help me to hack. my address is yyinseng@yahoo.com . please
plz my g mail account is not working,what happen what kind this problm,some important document is there.
sir please help me out!! my yahoo account cocaine_sniffz.da_hellz_drug_911@yahoo.com i cant login because of my own mistake actually this is my room id so i changed the language english to chines because of deactivaters. so few days back i tried to change my password. n suddenly i changed it but my new password i fogot, n i also forgot the alternate email ids pasword. but i do remember my alternate id. and i do remember my last password of cocaine’s id which i cant access please if you can do something for me so kindly email me. on zzeshan_911@yahoo.com
Please help me for my yahoo id n fb account which is temporarily locked now they saying ur password is changed on 6dec 2011 at 6 pm now tell me how to find password of both account my yahoo id n fb account have same email shahana_sun@yahoo.com n same passwordhelp me to get my password Mr dave please help
I tried to change password for Facebook when I put in what I had it rejected it. Then you all locked me out. Saying text code have no idea what you are talking about. Please help me. I should have been able to get in.
Please help me for my yahoo id n fb account which is temporarily locked. I want my yahoo id n Face book account should be unlock please help me for change of password becox my both account have same password. Try as soon as possible
hi dear:i have problem with my yahoo mail hawreem@yahoo.com ..plz help me to open it and send to me hawreem@yahoo.com to raxnalahamusht@yahoo.com
can u help me, my id is locked, how to open,
My name is Vonda Karunaratne my maiden name SIMMONS My yahoo email address is vondasimmons32818@yahoo.com, my account was hacked on 12/6/11 and someone is sending emails to my friends and family using my email address asking for money stating that I am in france. I am here in Florida and i really need my account back, can anyone please tell me what to do…I have emailed yahoo 3 times and called numbers and no response on either.
Hello Dave,
please do me my favor, could please find out my yahoo password and send me, if you really can i would be so happy if you do, my yahoo id is batka_44@yahoo.com, long time ago i changed my password and then later i forgot it, so i remade a new yahoo id and i haven’t been using my old yahoo for a long time but i really need to get my password because i have a really important email in it which i need it pleaase help me!!!!! and the problem is i don’t remember the security answer which i didn’t know it was important back then please send me an e-mail!!!! and help me
thank you
Batka
I’ve been trying everything and no results
hi i forgot my password, and when i recover it.. i forgot my 2nd secret question
plz recover my yahoo id password….my id …is jineealwaysurs@yahoo.com..DOB ..nov4,1984
plz.. i forget my yahoo id password….my id is…jineealwaysurs@yahoo.com…den wat can i do.open date s 25 th sep 2009..my date f birth s nov 4,1984..
If you can help me recover my password, how would I receive it once you recovered it for me?