I got a phishing email from an old account , how did this happen?

If I got a phishing email from ahold email the I don't use any more, am I still in danger of being hacked ?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 23, 2022 3:07 AM

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Eric Root

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Oct 23, 2022 9:21 AM in response to 78evolve

E-mail addresses can be spoofed. You can go to Mail/View/Message/Show all Headers to see more. Change the password for the email account.

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