Also a good idea to use a different password for your different accounts. Additionally it is a good idea to use a password that is at least 8 characters with both lower and upper case and a couple of numbers thrown in for good measure! Good luck, Dave In a message dated 9/26/2012 8:39:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rchristen@sbcglobal.net writes: Yahoo accounts were hacked in July. Other companies as well have been in the news with account information that has been compromised. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/yahoo-hack-d33ds-company_n_1667359. html It is good to change passwords frequently to help protect your online information. Rebecca Christensen --- On Wed, 9/26/12, Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: From: Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> Subject: [TGF] yahoo accounts are being hijacked To: "TGF Mailing List" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 5:06 PM Yahoo accounts are getting hijacked. Another reason why one should consider NOT using them for business email. best regards, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message