What If Your Google Account Is hÀçked?
If you donât have access to any of those recovery options then the only option is to verify your identity by answering a set of questions related to the hÀçked Google account. Your answers will help them ensure that youâre the actual account holder and only you get access to your account.
In General Youâll Need The Following Information To Quickly Reset Password
Hereâs What To Do When Your Gmail Account Is hÀçked
Step 1: Go to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.and click on âNeed help?â link.
Step 2: It redirects you to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. page. Select the âI donât know my passwordâ option on that page and enter your Google/Gmail ID and click âContinueâ.
Step 3: Now you may see a Captcha form, so fill it out and click âContinueâ. On the next page you can enter your last password that you remember and click âContinueâ or simply choose the âI donât knowâ option.
Step 4: Now Google will offer the basic password reset option. It will work when you forgot your Google account password but not when itâs hÀçked. Itâs because the hÀçker may have already changed all those details so you wonât be able to recover using any of those options. Now the only way to recover the password is to use the âVerify your identityâ option.
Step 5: âVerify your identityâ page takes you to an account verification process. So you have to verify your identity by answering multiple questions about your account.
Google suggests you to answer the questions as accurately as possible (because the strength of your answers will determine if they can return your account or not) and if youâre not sure about something then you can provide your best guess.
Though youâre allowed to skip these questions itâs very important.
f youâre not sure about the date you started using Google services then you can even get help from your friends. For example, I can check the verification text messages sent by various mobile messenger apps to find the date I started using an app. Or I can find the date I started using an e-mail account by asking my friends to check the incoming messages from that e-mail account.
If the information that youâve provided matches with the information on the Google account then you will be able to reset the password. Otherwise Google will instantly notify you that the information youâve provided does not match the information on the account. But youâre allowed to submit the form once again with more accurate information.
If you donât have access to any of those recovery options then the only option is to verify your identity by answering a set of questions related to the hÀçked Google account. Your answers will help them ensure that youâre the actual account holder and only you get access to your account.
In General Youâll Need The Following Information To Quickly Reset Password
- What was the last password that you remember (must have)?
- When was the last time (month, date, and year) you were able to sign in to your Gmail account (must have)?
- When did you (month and year) create your Gmail account (must have)?
- What was the answer to your security question?
- E-mail addresses of up to 5 frequently emailed contacts.
- Name of up to 4 labels.
- What was the first account recovery e-mail address that you remember?
- Name up to 4 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that you were using with your Gmail account and also the approximate date (month and year) you started using them.
- Phone numbers that you may have associated with your Google account.
- Information about how you lost access to your Google/Gmail account.
Hereâs What To Do When Your Gmail Account Is hÀçked
Step 1: Go to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.and click on âNeed help?â link.
Step 2: It redirects you to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. page. Select the âI donât know my passwordâ option on that page and enter your Google/Gmail ID and click âContinueâ.
Step 3: Now you may see a Captcha form, so fill it out and click âContinueâ. On the next page you can enter your last password that you remember and click âContinueâ or simply choose the âI donât knowâ option.
Step 4: Now Google will offer the basic password reset option. It will work when you forgot your Google account password but not when itâs hÀçked. Itâs because the hÀçker may have already changed all those details so you wonât be able to recover using any of those options. Now the only way to recover the password is to use the âVerify your identityâ option.
Step 5: âVerify your identityâ page takes you to an account verification process. So you have to verify your identity by answering multiple questions about your account.
Google suggests you to answer the questions as accurately as possible (because the strength of your answers will determine if they can return your account or not) and if youâre not sure about something then you can provide your best guess.
Though youâre allowed to skip these questions itâs very important.
f youâre not sure about the date you started using Google services then you can even get help from your friends. For example, I can check the verification text messages sent by various mobile messenger apps to find the date I started using an app. Or I can find the date I started using an e-mail account by asking my friends to check the incoming messages from that e-mail account.
If the information that youâve provided matches with the information on the Google account then you will be able to reset the password. Otherwise Google will instantly notify you that the information youâve provided does not match the information on the account. But youâre allowed to submit the form once again with more accurate information.
