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ganxteh
02-13-2005, 10:34 PM
i'm aware that no matter if your information has been changed on the account, you are able to freely call yahoo! and request the password back. with that in mind you can tell the person that you know the original information that was on the account. if you are unable to get into the email address that was provided at the time of sign-up, they will send the information, if successful with request, to another account. this is also good for you people who "info" names. i've personally gotten accounts this way several times, but this was a little more then a year ago.

some other tips.
1. make your zip 9 digits instead of 5.
2. if known how, change your birthday to that of something obscure. for instance, febuary 2, 1900.
3. randomly pick a country different from what you are residing in.

**Note
i'm not sure if you will be able to retrieve the account back, if compromised, with the method i posted above.

another retarded way to "secure" an account is to parent the account on some obscurely named account. (uber_ahoo_ninja_1234)

Wood
02-17-2005, 06:06 PM
Uhm, it's nice to see that someone posted a poor tutorial on how to protect your Yahoo account. Honestly, this should be under cracking but it doesn't really matter I suppose.

Who is suppose to be monitering this forum?

ganxteh
02-18-2005, 09:27 PM
Uhm, it's nice to see that someone posted a poor tutorial on how to protect your Yahoo account. Honestly, this should be under cracking but it doesn't really matter I suppose.

Who is suppose to be monitering this forum?
poor? i'm not updated on yahoo! for one. i don't sit around all day screwing with such a waste land, and it's called i have school. if you think you could do better then why not do so. don't ridicule me ok?

KANE_6969
02-20-2005, 05:56 PM
zip codes are un effected if your not as usa for the country.. so you have to pick usa for your zip code advice to be worhtwhile.. and as far as bday you can change that when you make a key.. itsa good idea to key any login you get. he can ridicule you if he wants.. don;t get mouthy.. your tutorial was afuckign joke... i now told you why he foudn yruo tutorial to be an ignroant one.. if yrou gonan give advice dont give bad advice.. simple. thanks wood for pointing out his ignorance onteh topic.