Your email account is sending spam to your contacts
Your email account has been compromised. Someone else has your password. Change your password immediately, then turn on two-factor authentication. This cuts off the attacker and stops the spam.
When your email sends spam to your contacts, someone else has access to your account. They got in using your password. From a data breach, a phishing attack, or a weak password. The fix is to change your password right away to lock them out, turn on two-factor authentication to keep them out, and remove any apps they connected to your account.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Using a similar password to the old one. Make it completely different
- Not checking for connected apps. These keep sending spam even after a password change
- Not warning your contacts. They'll click the spam links thinking they're from you
Signs you need professional help
- If spam keeps being sent after you've changed your password, turned on two-factor, and removed unknown apps, give us a call and we'll do a full security audit.
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