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  • "Someone just used your password..."

    From Alek@1:396/4 to All on Tue Dec 6 08:21:16 2016
    From: Alek <alek.trishan@gmail.com>

    A couple of my Google accounts have gotten the following message:

    --------------------------------------
    Hi [username],

    Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account [username]@gmail.com, using an application such as an email client or
    mobile device.

    Details:
    Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:32 PM (Central Standard Time) Illinois, USA*

    Google stopped this sign-in attempt, but you should review your recently
    used devices:
    -----------------------------------

    What does this really mean?

    How could that person/entity get my passwords? IOW is there some basic
    security practice I'm missing? Don't they need to be able to access to
    one or more of my computers/smartphones to get passwords?

    Thanks.
    --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2
    * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4)
  • From Alek@1:396/4 to All on Tue Dec 6 08:22:32 2016
    From: Alek <alek.trishan@gmail.com>

    SORRY!

    Alek wrote on 12/6/2016 7:21 PM:
    A couple of my Google accounts have gotten the following message:

    --------------------------------------
    Hi [username],

    Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account [username]@gmail.com, using an application such as an email client or
    mobile device.

    Details:
    Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:32 PM (Central Standard Time) Illinois, USA*

    Google stopped this sign-in attempt, but you should review your recently
    used devices:
    -----------------------------------

    What does this really mean?

    How could that person/entity get my passwords? IOW is there some basic security practice I'm missing? Don't they need to be able to access to
    one or more of my computers/smartphones to get passwords?

    Thanks.

    --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2
    * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4)
  • From Shadow@1:396/4 to All on Wed Dec 7 11:57:58 2016
    From: Shadow <Sh@dow.br>

    On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 19:22:33 -0500, Alek <alek.trishan@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    SORRY!

    Alek wrote on 12/6/2016 7:21 PM:
    A couple of my Google accounts have gotten the following message:

    --------------------------------------
    Hi [username],

    Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account
    [username]@gmail.com, using an application such as an email client or
    mobile device.

    Details:
    Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:32 PM (Central Standard Time) Illinois, USA* >>
    Google stopped this sign-in attempt, but you should review your recently
    used devices:
    -----------------------------------

    What does this really mean?

    How could that person/entity get my passwords? IOW is there some basic
    security practice I'm missing? Don't they need to be able to access to
    one or more of my computers/smartphones to get passwords?

    Thanks.

    Someone logging in with your password could be malware
    related, but in this case it probably means you logged in from a
    place/with an app that Google did not have in the vast database they
    have on you (and on all of us).
    If you are still worried, run a malware scan and change your
    password from a "safe" computer.
    []'s
    --
    Don't be evil - Google 2004
    We have a new policy - Google 2012
    --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2
    * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4)