Is your Gmail secretly hacked?? Here’s how to find out.

Statistics show that 2 out of every 3 people worldwide own a Gmail account. Chances are that as you are reading this, you are probably among them. However, these findings are not surprising largely due to the fact that Gmail is owned by the internet giant company Google which also happens to boast one of the most popular and widely used search engine going by the same parent name.

Due to its popularity, the company has managed to infiltrate every single sector of the global arena through various products and services which include email services (Gmail), Map services (Google Maps) Tour services (Google earth), Cloud services (Google drive), Communications sector (Google phones) and the list goes on and on.

It is by this omnipresent nature that it has managed to serve all people from all walks of life cutting across all regions, nations and even continents. From the average student to the working class adult, from the average housewife to the high ranking government officials…All these people may have one thing in common and that may be that they all use the services offered by Google in one way or another.

One such service like I mentioned earlier is the Gmail. The Gmail is an email service that is easy to set up and configure to send and receive emails from whatever part of the world as long as one possesses a reliable internet connection.

Although most email service providers pride themselves in offering their users maximum security and privacy, some instances of email accounts getting hacked have not gone unnoticed over the years and despite various measures being taken to curb such vices, it has only led elite hackers to develop subtle approaches to avoid detection.

In most circumstances, hackers do not announce their presence in case of a successful break-in into accounts, instead they quietly ‘assist’ the account holder in running their accounts undetected. Through this, they impersonate you and can do just about anything from send and receive emails, access social network accounts, gain private and critical information and so on and so forth.

As you read this, chances are you are probably a victim but are completely unaware. If you are a Gmail account holder, please follow these steps to find out if you are already hacked.

Log into your Gmail account and scroll to the bottom of the page. At the bottom right corner, you will see a ‘LAST ACCOUNT ACTIVITY’.

Click on the 'DETAILS' link and a small window will appear with all of the recent logins from different devices and regions. Scan through the list and if anything looks suspicious, click on the tab ‘SIGN OUT OTHER SESSIONS’. By doing this, you will automatically log out from all devices accessing your Gmail account.

Immediately afterwards, change your password and allow notification via text message in case authorization into your Gmail account is required.

By regularly checking the ‘LAST ACCOUNT ACTIVITY’ you can guarantee safety and privacy in regards to your Gmail account.

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