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Originally Posted by karunaji
So, some people are getting their Amazon accounts compromised. The question is, how does it happen? Several possible answers:
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Very simple-I guess you don't follow the news. A hacking group called Lulzsec hacked into a variety of different sites, stole email addresses and passwords, and posted them publicly. I had my Twitter, LinkedIn and iTunes accounts disabled due to "suspicious activity" and found out my info was among the 100,000 or so other people's that was stolen.
If you get an email from Amazon or any other place you do business at, and you aren't sure it's legit, there is no need to freak out. First off, does it address you by your name or the username you use on the site? Legit emails always will. Scam ones won't ever.
Most legit emails won't ask you to click on a link. They'll ask you to go to the site and log in or call them.
Finally, if there is a link in the message, simply take your cursor and HOVER (don't click) it over the link and look at the info bar. If the URL shown matches the link, it's good. If it's a phishing link, it'll be very obvious.