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My gmail account hacked in China??

  • 12-05-2010 10:21PM
    #1
    shaddupayaface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Just got a warning from Gmail to say my account has been accessed from China.

    An email was sent out to everyone in my address book yesterday morning. A friend was with me when she received the email from my account on her blackberry, obviously I didnt send it.

    I logged onto my account straight away and changed the password.

    Can these f**kers still access my account??

    Sh!tting myself here!!

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Standard advice here. If you used the same password anywhere else change it there also.


  • #3
    MarvinMartian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭MarvinMartian


    If you look at the bottom of the gmail page there should be a link called "details". If you follow that it'll give a breakdown of who (ip address, location and time) has accessed your account recently. At least then you'll know if they still are accessing it.


  • #4
    #15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭#15


    The same thing happened to me today.
    I have changed my password but I am wondering how my account could have been accessed?
    Is it sufficient to change my password? Can I continue to use my gmail account?
    Thanks.


  • #5
    MarvinMartian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭MarvinMartian


    I'm not an expert on this but you should probably check if your POP, IMAP and forwarding setting have been changed. By default i think all of these are disabled. Apart from changing your passwords I'm not sure what more can be done. Sorry I can't be of more help...


  • #6
    pieface_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭pieface_ie


    As mentioned above,if you use various accounts with the same login+password change them.
    Its good practice to have diffrent passwords for various accounts.


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