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Yeah, one of my oldest Google accounts was taken over. I even got an email saying password/info was changed. Logged in, recovered the account, then changed the
by jotm 5y ago
Yeah, one of my oldest Google accounts was taken over.
I even got an email saying password/info was changed. Logged in, recovered the account, then changed the password (!) and made sure my recovery email and phone number are good.
All good, I thought!
Nope, just an hour later they accessed it again! Apparently from a mobile phone (same model as mine). The hacker changed all the info again (!), the password and after that recovery was useless for me (kept saying it's impossible because we can't trust your device or some shit).
That's it, account gone.
Google really should have an option to disable any recovery options. I use strong passwords and have multiple backups of the password database. If the password is not correct, that's it, no access. I'd be very fine with that.
I do not want 2FA, tied to my prepaid SIM that I could lose (I also just buy a new one if I move country, no contracts, none of that bs).
I have detached myself from all of this online bullshit, I use my own backups, my own notes, Google is just for email (I have my own mail server, too) and Youtube (I have backups), I can lose them any time.