![]() Now, once you’ve then logged in to your PayPal account - and I strongly recommend you set up 2-step verification for a second level of security too - click on the “Profile” link on the “My Account” navigational bar:Ĭlick on “Update Password”, as I’ve circled above. It’s, but I’m not going to make that clickable to emphasize the point. So the first step on any password restore is to type into your Web browser’s address bar the PayPal URL. Meanwhile, the bad guys just got your account and password credentials. So you log in, and it generates an error. The email conveniently includes a link so you click on it and get to a Web page that looks exactly like the PayPal page. It tells you that your account has been compromised or similar, and requests that you log in and verify your balance. Not good.Īnd if you’re not sure how a phishing attempt works, it’s typically like this: You get what seems to be a legit email from a company like PayPal. In any case, most people have a bad habit of leaving passwords for years once they’re set, finding it easier to get it into muscle memory rather than setting a new password every 3-6 months. This is definitely a question with a short fuse, so please open up another window in your browser and follow along, so that you can set a new password as quickly as possible.
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