Gmail's inbox tools can come to your rescue!
Here’s how to know if your Gmail account has been hacked:
1. Log into your Gmail account using a desktop browser.
Scroll down to the bottom of your inbox and locate a link called 'Details'.
3. Clicking on 'Details' will open a pop-up window that will show you a detailed list of the last ten times you (or anyone else, for that matter) has accessed your account.
4. It will show you how your account was viewed (whether it was opened using an email app, browser, smartphone app etc) apart from showing the time and the IP address through which it was accessed.
5. Change your password in case of suspicious activity.
Further, turning the two-factor authentication system 'on' will ensure greater security.
| Hacks and leaks have been on a considerable rise lately. Therefore, if you're one of those who constantly worry about your email account being hacked, it's not like you've grown overtly paranoid or need to see a doctor for that matter. It is indeed a tough life out there online, with the numerous vigilante hacker groups and the NSA snooping, the chances of your email being compromised are 'high'. However, if you have a Gmail account, you can at least check when and how you've been hacked! |  |
1. Log into your Gmail account using a desktop browser.
3. Clicking on 'Details' will open a pop-up window that will show you a detailed list of the last ten times you (or anyone else, for that matter) has accessed your account.
4. It will show you how your account was viewed (whether it was opened using an email app, browser, smartphone app etc) apart from showing the time and the IP address through which it was accessed.
5. Change your password in case of suspicious activity.
Further, turning the two-factor authentication system 'on' will ensure greater security.
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