E-Mail Account Hacked?

[aejr120]

Recently someone asked me if I sent them an e-mail, I told them no but they insisted they got a message from me.
They showed it to me and it was from my email address, and my name on it. It said: ''How are you?" - and there was a referral link below it (don't remember what site it's from, I'll ask again later to be sure)
I logged into my account and checked the Sent folder and there wasn't anything in it.

Checked the recent activity log and found that my account was accessed from Chile 3 days ago.



I already changed my password, is there anything else I need to do to be sure my account is safe?

[gW33Zy]

Report it to your email provider, they will want to know about this.
Enable 2-Step authentication, if possible.

[Dre']

Report it to your email provider, they will want to know about this.
Enable 2-Step authentication, if possible.

2-Step Authentication is the way to go
i do it on all my accounts.

Don't forget to change your password.

[aejr120]

Changed the password, deleted all contacts (just in case it happens again, they won't get spammed). Can't add the 2-step verification, it just not working for me. Added the phone number but I'm not getting the SMS with the verification code.

[gW33Zy]

Change your email provider if you can't get 2 step verification working, in these days its important

[Arch_Angel]

Change your email provider if you can't get 2 step verification working, in these days its important

You assume it's the email provider is the problem. I haven't added this 2 step verification for 2 reasons:
1. I don't want these email providers to be having my phone number.
2. Text messages are not being sent to my phone on Digicel network.

I use to be able to get text messages from google calendar, but Digicel seemed to have stopped that feature.
Don't know about Lime.

[Dre']

You don't have to use your number. Both google and microsoft uses a authenticator where a time based code is generated. There's an app for it even if you do not have mobile service.

They having your number is the least, they probably already do.

Google, yahoo and outlook all have 2 step verification but yahoo doesn't have the Authenticator

[Arch_Angel]

You don't have to use your number. Both google and microsoft uses a authenticator where a time based code is generated. There's an app for it even if you do not have mobile service.

So instead of using my number, you can use an app to do the authentication? Is that what your saying?

Google, yahoo and outlook all have 2 step verification but yahoo doesn't have the Authenticator

They do. I remember reading it in the news. And I am looking at the option now to turn it on, for my own yahoo account.

[aejr120]

You don't have to use your number. Both google and microsoft uses a authenticator where a time based code is generated. There's an app for it even if you do not have mobile service.

They having your number is the least, they probably already do.

Google, yahoo and outlook all have 2 step verification but yahoo doesn't have the Authenticator

Should have mentioned I'm using Yahoo earlier.
I finally got the verification to work, got the code sent to my phone within 2 seconds of clicking it (which is way faster than I expected lol).

So now:

Each time you sign in from an unrecognized device or computer, you will have to answer a security question or enter a verification code that we'll send to your mobile phone via SMS text message or phone call. This second sign-in verification (after your password) will deter unauthorized people from your account. However, if you choose the "Use only my mobile phone number for verification" option, you will not be given the option to answer a security question but will have to enter a verification code that we'll send to your mobile phone.

[Arch_Angel]

Should have mentioned I'm using Yahoo earlier.
I finally got the verification to work, got the code sent to my phone within 2 seconds of clicking it (which is way faster than I expected lol).

So now:

Which mobile service provider you using?