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....
Part 1 of 2:
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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