{"id":7856,"date":"2016-12-13T16:08:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=7856"},"modified":"2021-12-24T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T06:31:42","slug":"find-out-whos-trying-to-change-my-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/find-out-whos-trying-to-change-my-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Out Who\u2019s Trying to Change My Password | Updating Your cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7857 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Find out who is trying to change my password\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/How-do-I-Find-Out-Who%E2%80%99s-Trying-to-Change-My-Password.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we will guide you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the simple steps in updating your cPanel contact information. Updating your cPanel contact information might not sound important to many of us, but securing your account is way too important to prevent your site from being hacked. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This helps you to receive NOTIFICATION when someone hacks into your cPanel and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tries<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to change your account, disk quota, password, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6 Proven Steps to Find Out Who\u2019s Trying to Change My Password<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> step-by-step <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">instructions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> carefully to update your contact information in your cPanel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Login to your cPanel.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Click on the \u2018Update Contact info\u2019 icon at the Preference tab.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7858 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/step2.png?resize=540%2C117&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cPanel Preference tab\" width=\"540\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Type the new address in the text box to update your email address.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>**You are advised to use an email address that is not associated with your cPanel account.<b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7859 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/step3.png?resize=540%2C117&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cpanel new email address\" width=\"540\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: You can also specify a secondary email address.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, type the address in the second text box. It is recommended to enter a secondary email address in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cases<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of any human error occurrences in the primary email id.<br \/>\n<\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7860 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/step4.png?resize=540%2C115&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cpanel secondary email address\" width=\"540\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Select the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">checkbox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under contact preference for notifications\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/step5.png?resize=432%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cpanel check box for notification\" width=\"432\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Click the \u201cSave\u201d button <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the end of the page.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/step6.png?resize=472%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"save contact preferences cpanel\" width=\"472\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should be able to update your contact information in cPanel on your own after completing this guide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As the saying goes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cbetter be safe than sorry,\u201d it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is really important to update your contact info on cPanel to prevent any losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Till then, see you in the next entry. Cheers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information read this articles about cPanel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/how-to-login-to-your-cpanel\/\">How to login your cPanel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cpanel.net\/cpanel\/preferences\/contact-information\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Information cPanel Preference<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here, we will guide you through the simple steps in updating your cPanel contact information. Updating your cPanel contact information might not sound important to many of us, but securing your account is way too important to prevent your site from being hacked. 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