Check these two indicators of Gmail compromise if you think someone has hacked your account, and then start this recovery process to regain control of it.

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

When a Gmail account is hijacked, the damage rarely stops at email. A single compromise can expose banking resets, cloud backups, and identity documents, so the priority is to regain control quickly ...

Google is rolling out a new Recovery Contact feature designed to help you regain access to your Google account if you ever get locked out. Whether you’ve forgotten your password, lost your phone, or ...

In addition to safety features for Android’s Messages app, Google is introducing new Account recovery tools today, like establishing trusted contacts. The aim today is to “help eligible personal ...

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...

Recovery Contacts, which lets a trusted friend verify your identity for you, is just one of Google's new security features. Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection ...

Many of us have a lot of digital data locked away in our Google accounts: emails, photos, chats, documents, schedules, restaurant reviews. Losing access to that data is likely to be fairly high on the ...