Is there any suspicious activity on your account or suddenly your contact start getting spam emails? If yes then these are a sign of hacked account. To prevent your account from being hacked its recommended use Two-Step Verification on your account. Actually, if there’s something unusual about a recent activity or sign in, then go through a second verification step feature of Yahoo email, even after entering the precise password. Sometimes this may occur whether you have 2-step verification enabled or not.
First of all, you need to select where Yahoo can send an Account Key code to enable two-step verification. It could be your recovery phone, recovery email or Yahoo app. Once you receive the code, simply enter it where you are logging in.
In Following Cases, Second Verification May Be Needed:-
- You’re using an unfamiliar device or browser
- Yahoo notices mistrustful account activity
- You are accessing account away from your usual location
- You sign in while using a proxy server or a VPN
- You’ve logged in with an incognito or private window
- There are several attempts to sign-in with incorrect passwords
- The message appears during “First time signing in from this device”
- You’ve cleared your web-browser cache data and history including cookies
- Repair difficulties verifying the Account Key code
- Note: If the Account Key is incorrect or expired, then click Resend SMS to get a new one.
In case you are a novice and found above steps tricky to follow then no need to worry as Yahoo number is available for you. Just give a call and enjoy hassle-free solution to your all technical issues with ease.