Someone Is Trying To Hack My Google Account

[Udders]

Over the last 7 days I’ve had 5 Google verification codes sent to my iPhone!
I‘ve not asked for a single one of them.
Do I report this to Google? I’ve already logged into Google on my iPad and made my password a LOT harder to guess.
Any one got any pointers?

 

[theoneandonly]

yes , report it you muppet .

 

[listermint]

Over the last 7 days I’ve had 5 Google verification codes sent to my iPhone!
I‘ve not asked for a single one of them.
Do I report this to Google? I’ve already logged into Google on my iPad and made my password a LOT harder to guess.
Any one got any pointers?

Just make sure to update your password. Force log out of all devices and then setup 2 factor authentication. You should be fine. Only login to devices you need it on.

 

[listermint]

yes , report it you muppet .

To whom, they won't give a crap. All of this is automated. Advice will be as above

 

[Santa-2512]

No it's fine. just click it was me and they will stop

Report it

 

[theoneandonly]

To whom, they won't give a crap. All of this is automated. Advice will be as above

with the notification , there will be .....was this you ? if not .....

 

[wessie]

are these texts actually from Google or a phishing attempt? Is there a handy link for you to click that takes you to a fake website?

 

[listermint]

with the notification , there will be .....was this you ? if not .....

On the drink ?

 

[Udders]

are these texts actually from Google or a phishing attempt? Is there a handy link for you to click that takes you to a fake website?

I reckon they’re definitely from google because it’s just a verification code. No extra links. I think I must already have the 2 stage authentication and it’s the code they send through so you can log in with it.

 

[Udders]

with the notification , there will be .....was this you ? if not .....

Nope, nothing else with it. Just a code.

 

[wessie]

the other possibility is that someone with a similar name or phone no. to you is trying to log into their google account but cocking it up

a friend with an email address name.surname@gmail is often getting recovery passwords etc for namesurname@gmail (no dot) to the point the friend even took over the person's Netflix account to try to get the person's attention to stop the fuckwittery.

 

[listermint]

with the notification , there will be .....was this you ? if not .....

On the drink

the other possibility is that someone with a similar name or phone no. to you is trying to log into their google account but cocking it up

a friend with an email address name.surname@gmail is often getting recovery passwords etc for namesurname@gmail (no dot) to the point the friend even took over the person's Netflix account to try to get the person's attention to stop the fuckwittery.

Wife had something similar, some lady in the US with extremely similar email. Receiving emails from her friends too etc.

 

[malcopopolo]

Same here. Receive 10 day at all hours.
Worried me. Anyway I have a hard password now.
I blame the dinghy divers lol

 

[MrC99]

a friend with an email address name.surname@gmail is often getting recovery passwords etc for namesurname@gmail (no dot) to the point the friend even took over the person's Netflix account to try to get the person's attention to stop the fuckwittery.

Actually string1.string2@gmail should be equivalent to string1string2@gmail. It's been that way for ever (and I've just tried it with my own account).

 

[wessie]

Actually string1.string2@gmail should be equivalent to string1string2@gmail. It's been that way for ever (and I've just tried it with my own account).

you are right, it must have been some other close variation