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Protect Your Gmail Like a Pro – Just Follow These 6 Steps

Imagine As soon as you wake up in the morning, you try to log in to your gmail account, but the message of "password invalid" comes. You try again ... then the same. That's when you come to know your gmail account has been hacked.

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Tips for Protecting Gmail

Tech News: Imagine As soon as you wake up in the morning, you try to log in to your gmail account, but the message of "password invalid" comes. You try again ... then the same. That's when you come to know your gmail account has been hacked.It was not just a mailbox. This was your identity, your memories, your work and your financial security gateway.

Hacking is more dangerous than just data theft

Gmail hacked, just some emails are not lost - it can dissolve poison in every corner of your digital life. See how:

  • Emotional attack: Your old memories - photos, personal mails, files - can be leak or deleted.
  • Professional Fall: Documents, client data or confidential information can ruin your job or business.
  • Cyber-Attack: Every account related to Gmail-YouTube, Instagram, Cloud Storage, even banking OTP-comes in the hands of the hacker.

Your name, hacker weapon

Fishing mails sent from your account can also target your friends and colleague. How to catch the first call for gmail hacking? Hacking does not happen suddenly, signs of it start coming in advance - just need to be vigilant:

  • Sudden logout: If you get out of the account yourself, become cautious.
  • Last Activity Report: Check all login locations, devices and times by clicking "Details" in the right side below in Gmail.
  • Google Security Alert: Do not take it lightly if Google has sent a reconciliation of "Suspicious Sign-in" recently.

Visit to 'Have I Been Pwned' website and check whether your email has been included in a big data leak. It is still time!

Adopt these 6 digital armor

  • No password, keep passfrains - like "Mydog@ranin2025!" - The longer, the better.
  • On 2-factor authentication-It applies brakes on half the tricks of hackers.
  • Keep the device clean-Avoid logging on free Wi-Fi and public systems.
  • Remove third party apps -if you are not using unnecessary apps delete them.
  • Do not click without thinking - send mails like "Free Gift" or "Urgent login required" directly to spam.

Become a cyber alert - Checkup Security once a month.

Not Gmail, this is your digital identity

Gmail is the key that opens every door of your digital life. Losing that one key is like looting yourself. your personal security matters alot so think before if you are trying to click or opening any unknown link.

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