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Some weeks back, I battled to rescue a hacked facebook account and the full details are here https://www.nairaland.com/4657050/experience-facebook-hack-photos
But I really wanted the source of the hack. Was it some Iranian tech guys; could it be some Chinese kids being taught simple hacking skills? Well, I was not surprised to discover the hacker was a Nigerian lazy youth and this was how.
The hacker took over the account for about 20-30 minutes and in those minutes, I had to research hard and find a way to re-take the account before damages are done and after re-taking the account, I simply looked up the email used and discovered it was yahoomail. I sent an email to the hacker. Well, I was not expecting a reply.
One thing was always on my mind- who are the guys behind this and what is their motive? Well, I went to yahoomail, entered the email address of the hacker and acted like I forgot my password so I can find the recovery phone number. Guess what I saw! A lazy Nigerian Youth! I just wish I have some other IT skills to help me know the identity of the guy.

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Enskynelson:
Some weeks back, I battled to rescue a hacked facebook account and the full details are here https://www.nairaland.com/4657050/experience-facebook-hack-photos
But I really wanted the source of the hack. Was it some Iranian tech guys; could it be some Chinese kids being taught simple hacking skills? Well, I was not surprised to discover the hacker was a Nigerian lazy youth and this was how.
The hacker took over the account for about 20-30 minutes and in those minutes, I had to research hard and find a way to re-take the account before damages are done and after re-taking the account, I simply looked up the email used and discovered it was yahoomail. I sent an email to the hacker. Well, I was not expecting a reply.
One thing was always on my mind- who are the guys behind this and what is their motive? Well, I went to yahoomail, entered the email address of the hacker and acted like I forgot my password so I can find the recovery phone number. Guess what I saw! A lazy Nigerian Youth! I just wish I have some other IT skills to help me know the identity of the guy.

you could be wrong, the format there doesn't prove it's Nigerian, it could be 0823-437-9854

Please op, I need your help in recovery my Yahoo mail. can you do that for a brother thanks

AnyibestDede:
Please op, I need your help in recovery my Yahoo mail. can you do that for a brother thanks

Do you have the number used to verify the account or access to the recovery email or the security question? If yes, something can be done about it.

[quote author=Enskynelson post=70411548]Do you have the number used to verify the account or access to the recovery email or the security question? If yes, something can be done about it.
I don't have the number and I can't even remember the security question... each time I try to open the account the answer I always get is your account has been temporary block for security reasons. Next if I try forget password they will bring some boxes for me to tick them to show that I am not a robot and after doing it , it won't still open. so please what can I do?