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2024-02-03 Cyber

Your Google Account Might Be In Danger...

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Posted by badanov 2024-02-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [25 views ] Top

#1 I'll save you the 20 minutes watching the video.

There was an exploit that allowed hackers to regenerate session tokens for your Google accounts even after you reset your password. Google has fixed it. If you are worried, log out of your Google accounts, delete all cookies, log back in and then reset your password. Also, you should be using 2-factor authentication.

Posted by Angstrom 2024-02-03 11:18|| 2024-02-03 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 What if you only made a Google account to activate your Android phone, and haven't used it since?

Posted by ed in texas 2024-02-03 13:14|| 2024-02-03 13:14|| Front Page Top

#3 The account still exists, so it still could be compromised, though maybe not with this exploit. There was no recent session so no session token to regenerate

Posted by Titus Sforza5795 2024-02-03 22:35|| 2024-02-03 22:35|| Front Page Top

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