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Hi,<br />
wanted to know about situation when your email gets compromised and it sends out mass emails to your entire contacts list without your knowledge. &nbsp;Been getting a lot of these from other people recently and wanted to know what causes it and how to prevent and fix it. &nbsp;Most people have suggested simply changing your email password. &nbsp;Is this sufficient and where does the attack actually originate from. &nbsp;In other words, do i have to alert my email provider or host? &nbsp;Thanks.
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Hi,
wanted to know about situation when your email gets compromised and it sends out mass emails to your entire contacts list without your knowledge.  Been getting a lot of these from other people recently and wanted to know what causes it and how to prevent and fix it.  Most people have suggested simply changing your email password.  Is this sufficient and where does the attack actually originate from.  In other words, do i have to alert my email provider or host?  Thanks.

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