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Hacking For Beginners – Manthan Desai 2010<br />
If you see IP addresses from different countries, don’t be too quick to panic. If you use any 3rd party services which hookup<br />
to your Gmail account, they will almost certainly show up in your activity log. To do you own investigation, you can<br />
use Domain Tools (www.domaintools.com) to identify the IP address. This will help you differentiate normal activity and<br />
your Gmail account being hacked.<br />
Step 4: Understand the alerts – Google’s way of highlighting suspicious activity.<br />
Google will also do its fair share of monitoring, and will also alert you if it sees suspicious activity both in your inbox, as<br />
well as your recent activity log. When this happens, and the IP addresses look suspicious, it is advisable to play it safe,<br />
assume your Gmail account has been hacked, and change your passwords immediately.<br />
Step 5: Sign out All Other Sessions – If you forgot to sign out on a public computer.<br />
If you are worried you did not sign out of a public computer, you can ‘sign out all other sessions’. This won’t fix any<br />
hacked Gmail accounts, but it will resolve any careless mistakes. This is also useful if you happen to lose your mobile<br />
phone and you want to ensure your email is not read by others.<br />
Step 6: What to do if your Gmail account has really been hacked<br />
The first thing you do is change both your password and security question right away. Then make sure your new choices<br />
are very secure. Google themselves have some really good tips. For example in the case of security questions:<br />
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Choose a question only you know the answer to – make sure the question isn’t associated with your password.<br />
Pick a question that can’t be answered through research (for example, avoid your mother’s maiden name, your<br />
birth date, your first or last name, your social security number, your phone number, your pet’s name, etc.).<br />
Make sure your answer is memorable, but not easy to guess. Use an answer that is a complete sentence for even<br />
more security.<br />
So there you have it. A step-by-step guide on fully understanding Gmail’s account activity log, and how to check if your<br />
Gmail account has been hacked<br />
“Always use this method to sign out all other accounts if you have accessed the internet from<br />
public place or PC this will make your GMAIL account more secure“.<br />
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