Hacked(3)! GMail

[Truthseeker]

If you have changed your Google account password within a few days, you might be OK, but to be really safe, change it.

[Leonhard]

Okay Truthseeker, you're getting lazy with the posting. This took me less than two minutes to write.

5 Million Gmail Usernames, Passwords Hacked And Posted To Russian Bitcoin Forum: Report

Hackers appear to have dumped nearly 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords to a Russian bitcoin forum. Word first spread of the still-unconfirmed hack when a user posted a link to the log-in credentials in a security-centric corner of Reddit frequented by hackers, professional and aspiring.

[Leonhard]

This can also be fixed simple by enabling phone verification. Whenever a new IP tries to log onto your computer, which isn't recognised by Google a keycode is sent to your phone for verification. Without that they can't log in.

[Truthseeker]

Whenever a new IP tries to log onto your computer, which isn't recognised by Google a keycode is sent to your phone for verification. Without that they can't log in.

"IP address"?

[KingsGambit]

This can also be fixed simple by enabling phone verification. Whenever a new IP tries to log onto your computer, which isn't recognised by Google a keycode is sent to your phone for verification. Without that they can't log in.

I was curious what that was about. Thanks.