{"id":3118,"date":"2022-08-10T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2022-10-31T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:14:03","slug":"gmail-account-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail Account Hacked? Take These Steps Immediately!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gmail is a widely used email that people use for both professional and personal uses. You use this email service for a variety of things, and it contains much confidential information. In such a case, how would you feel if you found your Gmail account hacked? But this is the reality that many users are increasingly facing. It&#8217;s because today, hackers have a lot of sophisticated technology at their disposal. If your Gmail is hacked, and you do nothing about it, the hacker will steal all your data and use it for their own purposes. In such a case, you need to ensure that you do every possible thing to recover your account. In this article, you&#8217;ll find out how to determine whether your account has been hacked and how you can recover it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Also Read, Why: <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-not-working\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gmail not working<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#Is_Your_Gmail_Account_Hacked\" >Is Your Gmail Account Hacked?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#Different_Ways_to_Recover_Hacked_Gmail_Account\" >Different Ways to Recover Hacked Gmail Account<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#1_Use_the_Recovery_Address_to_Restore_your_Account\" >1. Use the Recovery Address to Restore your Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#2_Use_your_Phone_Number_to_Recover_your_Account\" >2. Use your Phone Number to Recover your Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#3_Restore_your_Account_by_Answering_the_Security_Question\" >3. Restore your Account by Answering the Security Question<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#4_Permanently_Close_your_Gmail_Account\" >4. Permanently Close your Gmail Account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#Steps_to_Protect_Your_Gmail_Account\" >Steps to Protect Your Gmail Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Your_Gmail_Account_Hacked\"><\/span><b>Is Your Gmail Account Hacked?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various ways you can find out if your account has truly been hacked. Watch out for the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Login to your Gmail account using your usual password. If you are not able to sign in, it implies that your account is likely hacked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find more than usual spam in your account, it points towards a hacked account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examine when your account has last been active. If you notice an unusual sign-in that you did not make, it means that someone else has made a hacking attempt or has hacked your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See if you have any emails forwarded from your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Also Check, Why: <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-notifications-not-working\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gmail notifications not working<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Ways_to_Recover_Hacked_Gmail_Account\"><\/span><b>Different Ways to Recover Hacked Gmail Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various methods to recover your Gmail account. You can do it via the phone number or email address. Here are the steps you should follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Use_the_Recovery_Address_to_Restore_your_Account\"><\/span><b>1. Use the Recovery Address to Restore your Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This option is for those who don&#8217;t have a readily available phone number. It might be possible that the hacker has changed your phone number associated with Gmail. In this case, you can use the recovery email address to restore your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head over to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once there, go to the email account sign-in page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, input your email address. Tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you will be redirected to the &#8216;<\/span><b>Forgot Password<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will now go to the page where you will need to input the last password of your account that you still remember.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the verification code page, you won&#8217;t get the &#8216;<\/span><b>Email Address<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; option immediately.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue to tap the &#8216;<\/span><b>Try another way<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; link till you see the &#8216;<\/span><b>Recover Gmail account with email address<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you finally get this option, type in the recovery email address that you used when you made the Gmail account which has now been hacked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you input this ID in the box of verification, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Send<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; to get the verification code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to your recovery email ID and paste the verification code into its box. Then you&#8217;ll be able to go to the &#8216;<\/span><b>Change Password<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, enter a new password and sign in to the account that has been hacked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Use_your_Phone_Number_to_Recover_your_Account\"><\/span><b>2. Use your Phone Number to Recover your Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are one of those people who found their Gmail hacked, but the hacker has not yet changed your phone number, you can use that to gain access to your account. Here are the steps to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head over to your Gmail account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input your email address and tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap the &#8216;<\/span><b>Forgot Password&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you need to input the last password of your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the page of the verification code, input your phone number that is registered with the hacked email address.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Send<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will get a verification code on the number that you just entered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you get the code, paste it into the &#8216;<\/span><b>Verification Box<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Verify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the subsequent page of &#8216;<\/span><b>Change Gmail Password<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8217; you can input another password and reset your account password.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, sign in using the newly made password.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Restore_your_Account_by_Answering_the_Security_Question\"><\/span><b>3. Restore your Account by Answering the Security Question<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is for those who don&#8217;t have both the two things mentioned above. You can answer the security question correctly to restore your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the sign-in page of your Gmail account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill in your email address and click &#8216;<\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Forgot Password<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, you need to type in the last password of your email account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the verification page, you&#8217;ll be prompted to answer the security question you chose while making your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to continuously tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Try another way<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; till you reach the &#8216;<\/span><b>Answer Security Question<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you do reach this page, correctly answer the security question.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you answer that correctly, you&#8217;ll be redirected to a page where you can reset the password of your hacked account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, input a new password and confirm it. You can now gain access to your Gmail.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Permanently_Close_your_Gmail_Account\"><\/span><b>4. Permanently Close your Gmail Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to no longer continue using the account that was hacked, you have the option to permanently close it. Here is how you can do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the &#8216;<\/span><b>Account Preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go down and choose the &#8216;<\/span><b>Delete your account or services&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Delete Products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, input the password of your account. After you do that, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Sign-in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the trash icon on the &#8216;<\/span><b>Delete a Google service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, just confirm your account deletion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <b>Also Read, Why: <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-spam-filter-not-working\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gmail Spam Filter Not Working<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_to_Protect_Your_Gmail_Account\"><\/span><b>Steps to Protect Your Gmail Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding your Gmail account hacked is definitely not pleasant. But you can significantly reduce this risk through the following measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a strong and unique password. The stronger it is, the less the chances of someone guessing it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable 2-step authentication. It will ensure that even if your password gets hacked, your account is safe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examine the last account activity. Go to your Gmail and tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Last account activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; Here, tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; to see where, when, and how your account is used.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span><b>Wrapping Up<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every person with a Gmail account needs to take the security of their account seriously. If you find your Gmail account hacked, you should immediately try to restore it through the ways mentioned above. Additionally, it&#8217;s also important to always take steps to protect your account. If you need more assistance with safeguarding your account or recovering a hacked one, it&#8217;s best to connect with the professionals of an <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Email Technical Support<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gmail is a widely used email that people use for both professional and personal uses. You use this email service for a variety of things, and it contains much confidential information. In such a case, how would you feel if you found your Gmail account hacked? But this is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[1383,1384,1385],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here&#039;s How To Recover!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here&#039;s How To Recover!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Email Technical Support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-10T08:50:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-31T12:14:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gmail-Account-Hacked.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joseph Thomas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joseph Thomas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/\",\"name\":\"Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here's How To Recover!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-10T08:50:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-31T12:14:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3f8b4e0bd40782547d02936321f97f65\"},\"description\":\"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gmail Account Hacked? Take These Steps Immediately!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Email Technical Support\",\"description\":\"Our Blogs \",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3f8b4e0bd40782547d02936321f97f65\",\"name\":\"Joseph Thomas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d1445e393ecb0354e31fddbe79f72de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d1445e393ecb0354e31fddbe79f72de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joseph Thomas\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/author\/joseph\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here's How To Recover!","description":"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here's How To Recover!","og_description":"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/","og_site_name":"Email Technical Support","article_published_time":"2022-08-10T08:50:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-31T12:14:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gmail-Account-Hacked.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Joseph Thomas","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joseph Thomas","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/","url":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/","name":"Is Your Gmail Account Hacked? - Here's How To Recover!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-08-10T08:50:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-31T12:14:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3f8b4e0bd40782547d02936321f97f65"},"description":"Found your Gmail account hacked? Take the following steps immediately. Use the recovery address to restore your account. Head over to Gmail.com and sign in.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/gmail-account-hacked\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gmail Account Hacked? Take These Steps Immediately!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/","name":"Email Technical Support","description":"Our Blogs ","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3f8b4e0bd40782547d02936321f97f65","name":"Joseph Thomas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d1445e393ecb0354e31fddbe79f72de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d1445e393ecb0354e31fddbe79f72de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joseph Thomas"},"url":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/author\/joseph\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3118"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3124,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions\/3124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emailtechnicalsupport.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}