Laptop in for repair somebody asked for my password ????

[Guest]

I finally got my Laptop back from another repair the other day but have only just accessed it and was a bit surprised to get amongst my emails on Outlook one saying I had requested my password on Yahoo ,this was during the time it was in the shop ?????
This is a password I would never forget and would have no need to ask for, so do I take it somebody in the repair place asked for it ????
If so I am absolutely fuming.

[MarionH]

Val - if you trust your repairers - I wouldn't think so - they have ways of getting around these things if they really have to - but if you google yahoo mail request password there are all sorts of lovely sites about hacking passwords etc! Scary stuff.

[Guest]

hi and thanks Marion , I have never had one of these emails before it went into the shop , seems funny ,and no I dont trust PC World does anybody ??????????

[maggie_4_7]

If you're worried just change your password on Yahoo NOW and don't respond to any emails sent by anyone unless you personally have requested a password reset.

[WendyPusey]

I would change your password now.

I would also contact the repairers and tell them how angry you are.

[Guest]

thanks Maggie and Wendy, so do you both agree thats what happened then ????
I have a link in the email to reset my password but was too worried to click on it to see if its not genuine ????

[Grimsqueaker]

Val, just because yahoo are reporting that someone has requested a password reset doesnt actually mean that request was sent from your laptop...

if i wanted to, and i knew your yahoo id, i could request a password reset right now... its that easy....

[Guest]

I do appreciate that but as far as I know nobody knows my yahoo id ????
Anyway I have changed it now as a precaution thanks Grimsqueaker

[Christine in Portugal]

Val, Your Yahoo id and your MSN id can both be seen on here if you click on them under your avatar.

[Guest]

oh of course silly me thanks Christine, I have changed my password now just to be on the safe side.