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Wifely duty or overstepping?
No, not THAT wifely duty ;-)
My husband is out of the country for the week. He is will likely be able to access the web this evening.
His email account was hacked and is sending spam to his contacts. The account shows that someone from a Japan ISP logged in today. (He's not near Japan.)
I have his login info, and occasionally will use it to expedite whatever life issue there is (he needs a phone number in there and can't access from where he is, or if there's an issue with an bill/account his email is on and I need to get whatever they sent to pay a bill or something.)
What, if anything, is best in this situation? It's recommended to change the password ASAP. Should I change his password (and tell him when he calls and send an email to his other account)? Or am I being too helpful? I'm not familar with the damage that can be done with a hack, so this is new to me.
ETA: I changed it, and sent an email telling him (to another account.) It's what I'd want him to do, I guess.
Re: Wifely duty or overstepping?
i guess it really just depends on your relationship. in my house, DH and I have each other's passwords and occassionally tell each other to "log on and look at X". so, if it were me, i'd change it and let him know what was going on so he could change it again to something he'll remember. it sounds like given what you've posted, your DH would be ok with that.
Ditto all this. I imagine you'd want him to do the same, you know?
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I would probably change it.
Having said that, I have no idea what a hacker can gain from a normal e-mail account, other than access to my contacts.