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That would have to be targeted attacks by foolish intruders, because a manual attack would presumably start with changing your password, after which this notifi
by reemrevnivek 15y ago
That would have to be targeted attacks by foolish intruders, because a manual attack would presumably start with changing your password, after which this notification would be nearly useless.
- wladimir 15y agoThat depends on the motive. Some attackers might want to snoop your mail for a long time without being detected, instead of making it unusable (and instantly detectable) for you. Arguably, those are the creepyest.
- ErrantX 15y agoTrue, but you at least get a head start on changing passwords/emails on other websites to limit the damage.
- pilom 15y agoWhy would they change your password? That just lets you know they are in. In Gmail, they simply search your email for other accounts and change the passwords on those accounts. They can see when you are logged in and simply send password reset requests for other services when you are not logged into gmail.
- enjo 15y agoExcept it would still trigger the canary if you click on the email... which is incredibly useful. The big problem isn't necessarily that you've been compromised. Its knowing that you've been compromised.