Someone Tried To Hack Into My Gmail Account!

Luckyone

Hello Everyone,

I just got a warning message from my Gmail account saying someone has tried to log into my Gmail account from San Antonio Chile!

They told me to change my password which I just have done.

This is them

Friday, November 2, 2012 12:14:29 PM GMT
IP Address: 190.44.100.58 (vtr.net)
Location: San Antonio, Chile

So does this mean they actually figured out my previous password & was going to enter my account?.

Also should I change all my other important passwords?. Would they have access to them too? I do not bank on line.

Thank You

Luckyone xxx

T_T_2

When you changed your password did you do this by clicking a link in the email from google or did you access the menu from within gmail itself?

Are you certain that you haven't just given away your existing password to a scammer who has convinced you that your account is under threat?

pawlala

Use the 2-step verification with GMail, its an essential extra layer of security if its your main email account.

hethmar

Exactly what I thought when I read the OP. I think you better quickly change the password again. Im not a techi, but considering you can log into your email accounts from anywhere in the world, I feel its unlikely this was a genuine warning.

Luckyone

Here is the email

Tracey,

Someone recently tried to use an application to sign in to your Google Account, (my email addy). We prevented the sign-in attempt in case this was a hijacker trying to access your account. Please review the details of the sign-in attempt:

Friday, November 2, 2012 12:14:29 PM GMT
IP Address: 190.44.100.58 (vtr.net)
Location: San Antonio, Chile
If you do not recognize this sign-in attempt, someone else might be trying to access your account. You should sign in to your account and reset your password immediately. Find out how at http://support.google.com/accounts?p=reset_pw

If this was you, and you want to give this application access to your account, complete the troubleshooting steps listed at http://support.google.com/mail?p=client_login

Sincerely,
The Google Accounts Team

So I clicked the link & changed my password. Please click the link yourself & see if it looks ok.

I will now go & change the password again not clicking the link

Luckyone xxx

Luckyone

Oh no,

How do I change my password

Luckyone

Ive found it

Luckyone

Ok I've changed it

Luckyone

pawlala wrote: »

Use the 2-step verification with GMail, its an essential extra layer of security if its your main email account.

What is the two step verification?

Thank You xxx

hethmar

If you point your mouse at a link or email addy in an email you can usually see if it is genuine. If you say get a mail from supposedly a bank with a link to change info, point the mouse at the link and if its a scam you will see a different email address than that given (for say, the bank) at the bottom of your screen. In this case, the link you give does seem to give the correct email for googlemail? Scams dont often use your full name either, they tend to use something like "Dear customer" rather than your personal name.

But in future always ignore links given and go to the site instead. I had one this morning supposedly from skype saying Id paid £33 for my subscription and to use a link to check it was correct. Well, I dont use skype which was a bit of a giveaway, but then you cant helping thinking, say someone has hacked my puter and paid for this. Its SO tempting to click on the link to check, but just pointing my mouse at the link showed it was a totally different website than that of skype anyway. So I reported it as a phishing scam.

Luckyone

When I clicked to change my password myself from Gmail not via the clicky in the emal it looked the same.

So think this one was real.

does this mean they actually had my password & would of logged in if Gmail had let them?

Blinking scary