I use Yahoo for emails.
Today I got an email from Google to say that they have learned that someone other than me knows the password for my email account.
They want me to log off, then log on again and change my password. . Admittedly, it is high time that I changed my password even without this "incident" today.
..... IF it is indeed an "incident"
I don't know anything about computer security, hacking, or scams.
But I am suspicious about the message I received, even though it has the appearance of being genuinely from Google (including an address for Google).
Would love to hear from anybody (and everybody) who might have some knowledge about these things, please.
First off, do you know if Yahoo is owned by Google ? . That was the first question that came into my mind. . Thanks in advance.
The second question was ... How would Google "KNOW" that my password has definitely been compromised ?
That's not the sort of thing that a hacker would disclose.
I should perhaps also say that I have no reason to be suspicions that my password has been hacked by anybody.
Sure, I do get some messages that are obviously SPAM but I recognize (most of) them and don't even open them. . I am sure this happens to everybody.
But nothing obviously malicious has occurred so far.
Today I got an email from Google to say that they have learned that someone other than me knows the password for my email account.
They want me to log off, then log on again and change my password. . Admittedly, it is high time that I changed my password even without this "incident" today.
..... IF it is indeed an "incident"
I don't know anything about computer security, hacking, or scams.
But I am suspicious about the message I received, even though it has the appearance of being genuinely from Google (including an address for Google).
Would love to hear from anybody (and everybody) who might have some knowledge about these things, please.
First off, do you know if Yahoo is owned by Google ? . That was the first question that came into my mind. . Thanks in advance.
The second question was ... How would Google "KNOW" that my password has definitely been compromised ?
That's not the sort of thing that a hacker would disclose.
I should perhaps also say that I have no reason to be suspicions that my password has been hacked by anybody.
Sure, I do get some messages that are obviously SPAM but I recognize (most of) them and don't even open them. . I am sure this happens to everybody.
But nothing obviously malicious has occurred so far.