How to Check if Your Gmail Account Has Been Hacked

Email privacy has become more and more of a concern each day. Emails are used to access sites of different kinds, especially sites that store personal information, such as credit card information, personal addresses, and phone numbers....
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Checking Your Account Settings

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    Log into your Gmail account. Passwords are case-sensitive. Typing 'password' isn't the same as typing 'PASSWORD'.
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    Click your avatar. It's located in the upper right corner of your browser.
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    Click 'My Account'.
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    Click on 'Sign-in & security'.
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    Click 'Device activity & notifications'. It's located in the sidebar on the left.
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    Click 'Review events' under 'Recent security events'. Here, you'll be able to see any sign-in activity in the past 28 days.
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    Go back. Click the back button (left arrow) in the top left corner of your browser next to the URL address bar.
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    Click 'Review devices' under 'Recently used devices'.
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    Secure your account. If you see any strange sign-in activity or devices you don't recognize, click 'Secure your account' at the top of the page.
Part 2 of 2:

Changing Your Password

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    Log into your Gmail account.
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    Click on your avatar. It's in the upper right hand corner of your browser.
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    Click on 'My Account'.
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    Click 'Sign-in and security'.
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    Scroll down to 'Password & sign-in method'.
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    Click on 'Password'.
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    Enter your current password.
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    Enter your new password.
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    Click 'Change password'.
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    You will be signed out of all devices that currently has access to your email.
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    Log into your account again using the new password.
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