Check these two indicators of Gmail compromise if you think someone has hacked your account, and then start this recovery process to regain control of it.

Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec.

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Google decided to make it easier to send emails to other people using Gmail, so it's now possible to add one or more emails as an attachment. Typically, if you want to share an email you've received ...