Google has provided users with tools right within the Gmail inbox that can help keep your account secured.
Here's how it works:
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
After you login to your gmail accout, first click select "settings" and view "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab, make sure your emails are not forwarded. And also select "Disable POP" and "Disable IMAP".
To check if your account has been targeted and hacked into without your knowledge, you need to log into your Gmail account using a "desktop browser".
Now scroll down to the bottom of your inbox and locate a link called "Details".
When you click on it, a pop-up window will appear, and it will show you a detailed list of the last ten times you (or anyone else) has accessed your account.
It will also show you not just when your account was accessed, but also how it was viewed. You'll know if the inbox was opened using an, email app, browser, smartphone app, and the IP address through which it was accessed.
If you see a suspicious device or IP address,
you may want to change your password as soon as possible.
To strengthen the security on your Gmail account,
you can even turn the two-factor authentication system on.
You can store your IP addresses of the various computers and devices you use to access Gmail, in order to ensure nothing fishy is going on around your account.
Here is a step by step guide to help you check and determine if your Gmail account has been hacked.
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
Step 1: Find the "Last Account Activity" Section Your Inbox.
At the bottom of your Gmail inbox there is a "Last Account Activity" section. Click on "details" to launch the full window monitor.
Step 2: See who has accessed your Gmail account recently.
Next, what you’ll see is a table of the most recent activity from your Gmail account. It shows you,
1 How it was accessed (Browser/mobile etc)
2 Where exactly the IP address is (So you can do some further digging)
3 When it was accessed.
Step 3: Understand the IP addresses – Has your Gmail really been hacked?
If you see IP addresses from different countries, don’t be too quick to panic.
If you use any 3rd party services which hook-up to your Gmail account, they will almost certainly show up in your activity log.
To do you own investigation, you can use DomainTools to identify the IP address. This will help you differentiate normal activity and your Gmail account being hacked.
Step 4: Understand the alerts – Google’s way of highlighting suspicious activity.
Step 5: Sign Out All Other Sessions – If you forgot to sign out on a public computer, you need to sigh-out.
If you are worried you did not not sign out of a public computer, you can "sign out all other sessions". This won’t fix any hacked Gmail accounts, but it will resolve any careless mistakes. This is also useful if you happen to lose your mobile phone and you want to ensure your email is not read by others.
Step 6: What to do if your Gmail account has really been hacked.
The first thing you do is change both your "password" and "security question" right away. Then make sure your new choices are very secure. Google themselves have some really good tips. For example in the case of security questions:
1 Choose a question only you know the answer to – make sure the question isn’t associated with your password.
2 Pick a question that can’t be answered through research (for example, avoid your mother’s maiden name, your birth date, your first or last name, your social security number, your phone number, your pet’s name, etc.).
3 Make sure your answer is memorable, but not easy to guess. Use an answer that is a complete sentence for even more security.
Read more here:
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
http://news-manoj-kumar-kargudri.blogspot.com/2014/06/gmail.html
http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/heres-how-to-check-if-your-gmail-account-has-been-hacked-217332.html
http://www.friedbeef.com/how-to-check-if-your-gmail-account-has-been-hacked/
Here's how it works:
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
After you login to your gmail accout, first click select "settings" and view "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab, make sure your emails are not forwarded. And also select "Disable POP" and "Disable IMAP".
To check if your account has been targeted and hacked into without your knowledge, you need to log into your Gmail account using a "desktop browser".
Now scroll down to the bottom of your inbox and locate a link called "Details".
When you click on it, a pop-up window will appear, and it will show you a detailed list of the last ten times you (or anyone else) has accessed your account.
It will also show you not just when your account was accessed, but also how it was viewed. You'll know if the inbox was opened using an, email app, browser, smartphone app, and the IP address through which it was accessed.
If you see a suspicious device or IP address,
you may want to change your password as soon as possible.
To strengthen the security on your Gmail account,
you can even turn the two-factor authentication system on.
You can store your IP addresses of the various computers and devices you use to access Gmail, in order to ensure nothing fishy is going on around your account.
Here is a step by step guide to help you check and determine if your Gmail account has been hacked.
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
Step 1: Find the "Last Account Activity" Section Your Inbox.
At the bottom of your Gmail inbox there is a "Last Account Activity" section. Click on "details" to launch the full window monitor.
Step 2: See who has accessed your Gmail account recently.
Next, what you’ll see is a table of the most recent activity from your Gmail account. It shows you,
1 How it was accessed (Browser/mobile etc)
2 Where exactly the IP address is (So you can do some further digging)
3 When it was accessed.
Step 3: Understand the IP addresses – Has your Gmail really been hacked?
If you see IP addresses from different countries, don’t be too quick to panic.
If you use any 3rd party services which hook-up to your Gmail account, they will almost certainly show up in your activity log.
To do you own investigation, you can use DomainTools to identify the IP address. This will help you differentiate normal activity and your Gmail account being hacked.
Step 4: Understand the alerts – Google’s way of highlighting suspicious activity.
Step 5: Sign Out All Other Sessions – If you forgot to sign out on a public computer, you need to sigh-out.
If you are worried you did not not sign out of a public computer, you can "sign out all other sessions". This won’t fix any hacked Gmail accounts, but it will resolve any careless mistakes. This is also useful if you happen to lose your mobile phone and you want to ensure your email is not read by others.
Step 6: What to do if your Gmail account has really been hacked.
The first thing you do is change both your "password" and "security question" right away. Then make sure your new choices are very secure. Google themselves have some really good tips. For example in the case of security questions:
1 Choose a question only you know the answer to – make sure the question isn’t associated with your password.
2 Pick a question that can’t be answered through research (for example, avoid your mother’s maiden name, your birth date, your first or last name, your social security number, your phone number, your pet’s name, etc.).
3 Make sure your answer is memorable, but not easy to guess. Use an answer that is a complete sentence for even more security.
Read more here:
http://goo.gl/LfONrM
http://tinyurl.com/News-FirstPost
http://news-manoj-kumar-kargudri.blogspot.com/2014/06/gmail.html
http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/heres-how-to-check-if-your-gmail-account-has-been-hacked-217332.html
http://www.friedbeef.com/how-to-check-if-your-gmail-account-has-been-hacked/
