May 13, 2019
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To ring remotely, locate, or erase a lost phone or device:-
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6160500?hl=en and http://www.howtogeek.com/170276/how-to-locate-your-lost-or-stolen-android-phone-and-wipe-if-necessary/
Your lost device must:
- Be turned on
- Be signed in to a Google Account
- Be connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
- Be visible on Google Play
- Have Location turned on
- Have Find My Device turned on
https://goo.gl/1dczpa will help with location (if possible) as well. Or type in Google Chrome address bar Find My Phone for location of the phone, to ring it, and to help secure it.
Check apps connected to the account, and to revoke access:-
Also applies to devices that are maliciously logging in, or stolen/lost etc.
You must properly secure the account as soon as possible.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/46526?hl=en Follow ALL steps there.
To check for suspicious activity, go to https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity
This article http://gmailblog.blogspot.com.au/2010/03/detecting-suspicious-account-activity.html also helps with detecting suspicious account activity.
Also read http://gmailaccountrecovery.blogspot.co.uk/#security. Go to "When you Reclaim Your Account" to help change any settings the hacker has altered, if in fact the account has been hacked.
Friendly reminder. Account security and password protection is your responsibility; and it is not the job of Google to do this for you. Google provide secure systems at their end; you must do the same at your end! https://www.google.com/safetycenter/
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Aug 10, 2019