This article describes the Login
Activity feature from within the Yahoo! Account Manager that can show you what
login activity your account has had over the past several days if you are suspicious
that an unauthorized person may have broken into your account.
We know that there is much concern now as to how accounts, such as your Yahoo! account can be accessed by people not authorized to do so. Yahoo! is also concerned about this and has a new feature now that can give your key information about each login your Yahoo! account has had over the last several days. The feature is called "Login Activity" and here is how it works:
1.
Please go to the Yahoo! Account Info
website ( http://account.yahoo.com ).
Note: You may be asked to log in
to your Yahoo! account.
2.
Towards the middle of the page under
"Sign-in and Security," select View your recent login activity.
You should now be able to see all the login activity for your account for the
past few days.
3.
If you feel you need to go back
further, then click View More towards the bottom of the page.
Once you get there, you'll see four
columns:
·
Date/Time: This indicates the date and time the account was accessed.
·
Access Type: This is the method of access such as a browser (IE,
Firefox, Chrome, etc..), a mobile device, or a Yahoo! product like Yahoo!
Messenger.
·
Event type – This shows exactly how the login took place.
·
Location/ IP
Address - This is actually a pull-down menu
that allows you to select how you wish the physical location to be displayed.
(Location is selected as the default.)
·
Location - Indicates the Country and State of the computer you logged
in from.
·
IP Address - Indicates the Internet Protocol Address of the computer
you logged in from.
These may be the signs that your
account has been compromised:
·
You normally access from just one or
two computers, but you see multiple geographic locations.
·
The Access Type column shows
your account was accessed from a mobile device, but you never use mobile to
access your account.
If you see anything here that looks
suspicious to you, we recommend that you change your account password. It is the easiest way to prevent suspicious activity.
You can also create a Yahoo! sign-in seal
to prevent such illegal activity such as spam and phishing.
