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I got a message alert in Gmail two days ago saying that my email had been accessed from China. I wonder if that was related.

• starpilot 16y ago
  Cool. Keep us posted.
• rick_2047 16y ago
  Looked at your message and logged into my email account. Got a message that it was accessed by United States (webcontrolcenter.com:67.199.10.9) 21 hours ago. WTF is happening Advise on what to do now is welcomed here
  • rick_2047 16y ago
    Why the hell am I being down voted? I think this is a serious issue here. And I am not alone. There are many other people who had something like this. Please leave a comment as the down votes are cryptic to me.
    • SkyMarshal 16y ago
      Are you in Cocos Islands? Maybe the downvoters assumed you're in the US?
      • rick_2047 16y ago
        I am in India. And was not looking for tech support but you take on what to make of this. I never ask for tech support from a community which is not meant for this.
    • JoachimSchipper 16y ago
      I didn't downvote you, but I don't come to HN to give tech support either. Change your password to a stronger one, don't use it on other sites, don't type it on suspect computers, etc; you should know this. Sorry for the harsh words.
• dangrossman 16y ago
  This article is about something that happened 7 months ago.
• johnfn 16y ago
  It says that the hijacking occurred in April. Someone in China accessing your email just two days ago is probably just coincidence. However, it would still be a good idea to look into it (and change your password)
  • da5e 16y ago
    Thanks. I did change the password. A search indicates that something similar has been reported by others about every month this year. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=gmail+accessed+from+china http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3...