Question posted by Anonymous-131002 on February 15th, 2014
Our Email Account Sent Out Spam To My Contacts Last Night. What Do I Do?
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Answer #1: Posted by SoCalWoman on February 15th, 2014 9:02 PM
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Your email account was likely compromised by a hacker. You should change your password immediately to prevent further access to the hacker.
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