22 minutes agoAuthor: Sandeep Singh
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Gmail (Gmail) is the world’s most popular email platform, which has more than 1 lakh crore users worldwide. It has 18% share in the email client market.
In today’s era, you will find Gmail account in every smartphone. Every important information from phone’s contacts to photos remains linked in Gmail itself. Whether you want to download an application from Play Store or fill an online form, a Gmail account is required.
This is the reason why now cyber criminals are trying to carry out scams through Gmail accounts. For this he is taking the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, users can secure their Gmail account themselves. For this, some precautions need to be taken.
So let’s go today news of need I will talk about how dangerous is it to have a Gmail account hacked? You will also learn that-
- How to secure Gmail account?
- How to identify if Gmail account is hacked or not?
Expert: Rahul Mishra, Cyber Security Advisor, Uttar Pradesh Police
Question- How can an email account be hacked?
answer- Cyber criminals adopt many methods to hack emails. For this he can follow new patterns every time. Know from some points below in which ways hackers can hack emails in most of the cases.
By sending phishing mails or messages
Hackers use phishing emails or messages to hack email accounts. For this they claim to be from a government agency or a reputed institution like a bank.
The purpose of phishing is to steal your account details and password. Apart from this, malware has to be downloaded on your device through the link given in the message. Malware lets scammers access your computer or mobile so they can steal sensitive information like your email account and password.
Sign in with a public device
If you have logged in to your email ID through the Wi-Fi of a public library, office or any cyber café and have forgotten to sign out from that device, then hackers can take advantage of it. They can steal your account and password.
guessing simple passwords
Many times hackers do not need to put in much effort to hack an email. They can guess the password using your personal information. Such as 12345678, your date of birth, your or your pet’s name.
Question- How dangerous is it to have an email account hacked?
answer- Email accounts contain personal and sensitive information. Such as your password, phone number and transaction details.
Even after this, people ignore the security of the email account. They feel that securing the email account is not so important. This is the reason why cyber criminals are now targeting email accounts.
Question- How can we identify whether an email account has been hacked or not?
answer- The aim of hackers is to access your sensitive information. Therefore it is important to identify its email hacking. The sooner you recognize the signs of hacking, the sooner you can secure your data.
You can identify whether an email account has been hacked or not by the signs given in the graphic below.
Question- How can I secure my email account?
answer- The best way to protect your email from hackers is to create strong passwords for all your accounts. Always create a password that is difficult for someone else to guess. Apart from this, some other methods can be adopted, which can help in keeping your email account secure.
See them in the graphic below-
Question- What is VPN? How can this protect email account from hacking?
answer- VPN (Virtual Private Network) encrypts Internet traffic, keeping your email account information secure. VPN helps protect against phishing and malware attacks. Apart from this, it keeps your IP address hidden. With this, hackers cannot identify your location.
Question- What to do if the email account is hacked?
answer- After your email account is hacked, the first thing you should do is try to recover it. For this you can follow these steps given below.
step 1- First of all go to the email account recovery page.
Step 2- Enter your old password along with your ID here.
Step 3- If you have forgotten the password, you will be asked some security related questions. After answering these questions your account will be signed in.
Step 4- Apart from this, you can also use recovery email or mobile number. For this, Gmail sends a security code to that number or email ID.
Step 5- After entering the security code, you will be asked to create a new password.
Step 6- After this your account will be signed in. Now check your security and change your password.
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