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Google Debuts New Alert For When a Hacker Possibly Broke Into Your Account – PCMag AU
‘The new alerts are resistant to spoofing, so you can always be sure they’re coming from us,’ Google said in redesigning the ‘critical alert’ notification.
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Google has come up with a new way to alert you about potential hacks on your user account.
On Wednesday, the company debuted the redesigned critical alert notification, which should be impossible for hackers to spoof.
Unlike an email message, the alert can pop up directly over any Google app you’re using as its own unique notification. When you click through it, Google will tell you its possible a hacker may have broken into your account. You can then lock down access and b…
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