How To Recover Your Hacked Gmail Account
If your Gmail account is hacked even after following our tips to secure your Gmail account from hackers, then don’t worry we are here to help further. You can recover your hacked Gmail account and gain back access in no time. Google makes it very easy to recover your Gmail account even if all of its details are changed.
In this post, we will get you through the process of recovering your hacked Gmail account and securing it afterward to avoid future threats.
Ensure Your Gmail Account is Hacked
First, let’s make sure someone hacked your Gmail account before we go through the recovery process. Below are some factors that should indicate your account has been hacked:
- You found unusual activity in your account, such as emails sent that you don’t remember sending, changes in Gmail settings, or changes in labels.
- Spam is being sent to your contacts.
- Google notified that your password has been changed or suspicious account activity has been detected.
- In your Last account activity, there are sessions you don’t recognize or there are devices attached to your account that you don’t recognize.
- You can’t access your account even when you are entering the right password.
Recover Your Hacked Gmail Account
After confirming that your account has been hacked, let’s recover it:
You can Still Access the Account
If you can still access your account and find suspicious activity, then I will recommend you immediately go through the Google Gmail security checkup to secure your Gmail account. The steps taken in the security checkup are more than enough to secure your Gmail account and kick the hacker out. Below is an explanation of how you should handle each step:
Note: You need to be logged in to be able to use the security checkup.
Step #1 Change Password: Here click on “Change password” and provide a new password. Make sure you choose a strong password with random words, characters, and numerals.
Step #2 Check Account Recovery Options: Check both recovery email and phone number and ensure there are no changes. If you haven’t set up recovery options at all, then please do so right away. They will immensely help if you’re locked out of your account in a hack attempt.
Step #3 Check Account Permissions: Here you will see all the permissions you have given to third-party apps and services to access your account. Click “Remove” next to each service that you don’t use anymore or don’t recognize at all.
Step #4 Check Gmail Settings: Google will automatically check for privacy and security settings of Gmail and let you know if it finds any compromising settings enabled.
After going through the above steps and taking the right measures, your Gmail account should be secured.
You are Locked out of the Account
If your Gmail account is compromised and the hacker also locked you out of it, then you can go through the Google account recovery form to recover your Gmail password.
While trying to log in click on the “Need help” button to open the recover form. Alternatively, you can also directly click on this Google recovery form link to access it. Here you will find different ways to recover your account. If you have set up recovery options (that we mentioned above), then Google will try to use that to recover your account.
Otherwise, you can answer questions like, what is the last password you remember or when did you create the account? If you answer these questions right, then Google will help you recover and secure your account.
Secure Your Gmail Account
Once you have successfully recovered your account, it is time to secure it to prevent this from happening again. The best you can do to secure your account is to enable Google’s 2-Step Verification to make your account foolproof. Once enabled, you will have to log in to your Google account using both your password and a code sent to your phone. This will make it almost impossible for hackers to hack your account as they will need your password and physical access to your phone.
Do check our Gmail Security tips article to protect your account from hackers. Additionally, make sure you apply all the security measures to both your main Gmail account and the recovered email account. If your recovery email account is hacked, then your main account can be easily hacked as well. I will also recommend you scan your PC with a good antivirus program to ensure there is no malware that may be monitoring your activity or stealing information.
Did You Manage to Recover Your Hacked Gmail Account?
Your Gmail account is extremely sensitive as you use it to create other online accounts and all Google services can be accessed with it. Even if you get a hint that your Gmail account is hacked, then you should take the right measures to secure it. If someone hacked your Gmail account even for a few minutes, it would be more than enough to steal important data and cause havoc.
Did you manage to recover your Gmail account? If you are still locked outside for some reason, let us know in the comments; we may be able to help.
My gmail was hacked recently the hacker practically change every hint to recover it, i can remember my old password pls help me to recover it.
My boss was locked out due to someone hacking into his gmail account. This happen Jan. 20, 2017 but google has not been able to help due to verification. The gmail email address is citypakproject@gmail.com. This is a charity email and has helped thousands of people all over the world. What can be done to help?
Sorry to hear about your loss. Did you setup alternate email? or try putting old password when Google asks what was the last password you remember.
My friend’s email got hacked. Her password, recovery phone number and primary recovery email were all changed. The google recovery doesn’t recognize her as the real owner. Not sure what else she can do. Appreciate your advise on this matter.
Secondary mail will help here.
IV tried Google account recover, answered questions, still can not verify it is me on my account.
Whats the problem you are facing?
I am still locked out of my gmail account despite following the recommended steps. I do not recall the account creation date and whoever hacked my account has changed all login and recovery info. I have no access to an account that has a great deal of sensitive information stored. Google sent me an e-mail saying unable to verify me. Please help.
Sorry to hear your case. You can try by repeatedly putting old password and Google will ask you what was the last password you remember.
I didn’t think that helped. I tried many times, but the hacker of my boyfriend’s account changed the recovery phone numbers and emails. Can you provide us another option?
Sometimes when you are not able to login, Google will ask what was the old password you remember. This could help.
If the hacker has changed recovery phone and email, then you would have received a notification. There would a link with the notification to revert. Use that.
my gmail account has been hacked and the hacker has changed all the security options, how can i access to my email which is of most use to me. Can you help me i finding out the solution to this problem.
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@layeeqwani:disqus Check your secondary email where you would have received the notification for change in security options. I think there will be a link to undo that.
I am still locked out of my business email.
hedgeslandscaping[at]gmail.com
I am going through a separation and my wife locked me out of my account and created a new account that she used to link it to for recovery, so I have no way of recovering the account or accessing my business contacts.
hello I am unable to access my Google account. have forgotten password and my phone number on account is no longer active to me. dalekeeney3252@gmail.com
please help me access my account.
Try using the old password you remember a few times. Did you save backup codes anywhere else?
I LOST MY GMAIL ACCOUNT TO HACKER 6 DAYS AGO…THE GMAIL ACCOUNT IS ‘EXCCELLENCECD32@GMAIL.COM’…PLEASE I DISCOVERED THAT THE HACKER CHANGED EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY PASSWORD, RECOVERY EMAIL ADDRESS AND ALL INFORMATION…I NEED YOUR HELP..PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Still locked out. They went in changed the recovery number and changed the recovery email.
You would have received a notification when recovery number or email was changed. If you did not follow that, then raise a request with Google.
hello pls my account got hacked recently and i’m still locked out of the account.The hacker changed the password and the email recovery and i have important emails on it . the email that was hacked (jayfreshdvocal@gmail.com)
I caught into my old gmail and need pics of my sausage passed please help I’ve done all the above steps my old me is mgriffith@gmail.com
This is all great but 2FA is the kiss of death of a hacker hacks your phone and is able to redirect authentication texts elsewhere. This has come just short of ruing my life .
I lived in America in 2018, my email address was hacked and so was my facebook. I have never been able to get back. All passwords I have ever used does not work, neither does the linked email account. It keeps saying it cannot verify me. my account had my cv and alot of important things to me. trust me I have tried everything. This seems like a dead end street!
None of your techniques will work so no need to tell people giving false hope! It’s happening to me me all accounts stolen hacker just keeps taking everything nothing helps, not even the police or fbi! life is over!
Google recovery help plz
I still cannot recover my email since my two step verification sent to another email that is similar to my email and my phone number didn’t work, I dunno why… Can you help me to get my email back? I really need it since almost all my apps on my cellphone connect to that email ???
I am locked out of my Gmail accounts kerryanningram@gmail.com and kerry.ann.ingram@gmail.com, my actual legal given name, and I followed all the recommended steps, but I can’t get access to it. Here are all the messages I received in each step:
Confirm the phone number you provided in your security settings: ••••• ••••02 (I don’t have a phone number that ends with 02, mine ends with 04)
* Get your Google Pixel 3a (NEVER HAD A GOOGLE PHONE)
* Open the Settings app
* Tap Google
* Choose your account, if it not already selected
* Tap Manage your Google Account
* Select the Security tab (you may need to scroll to the right)
* Under “Signing in to Google,” tap Security code
* Choose an account to get your code
Answer your security question
City of birth? (It won’t accept my answer)
To get a verification code, first, confirm the recovery email address you added to your account ••••••@•••••••.•••
(Not my email)
To help keep your account secure, Google needs to confirm this account belongs to you.
To recover your account, try again to sign in:
* Answer as many questions as you can
* Use a device where you’ve signed in before
* Choose a familiar Wi-Fi network, such as at home or work
I did everything it asked of me, and I still can not get into my accounts. :-(
As you can see, all my account information was changed—the login and recovery info, like my phone number, email, city of birth etc. You can also see that I was asked to go to my google pixel 3a phone settings, but I have never owned a Google Pixel phone. I have been using an iPhone (different models) for years. I have used Blackberry and a Galaxy note in the past, but never a Pixel. I had these accounts set up on my Macbook in the Internet Accounts session. I recently got a new Mackbook, and during the setup process, I was asked to sign back into my accounts and found out that I couldn’t. Please help me.
someone got into my google account change the password change the phone number took off the recovery email from my account
Mya ccount hacked
Please. ..my gmail
My account has been hacked
Is this page just filled with useless information and time wasters or are you actually able to help people like you claim? I am completely out retarded ass hacker changed EVERYTHING. NO I CANNOT USE THE LAST PASSWORD YOU REMEMBER OPTION there’s supposed to be some way you can send info to google for them to verify but I can’t find any reference
i dont remember my recover gmail account and also forget password try to reset but without recover account i can not reset my password i am facing this problem since 24 july 21 till now google not give me proper solution that help me to recover my account.my gmail account is fazalpusa40@gmail.com
Recovery my password
how can i recover my gmail accout ? my accout was hacked. this is my gmail account. jestonitorralba5@gmail.com
My Gmail account with my kids login info for games accounts and a lot of personal info and family pictures was hacked I had to block my debit card can you help? They changed recovery phone number and Im assuming they took off the recovery email I do have the notifications on my recovery email saying when they changed password email recovery and phone number recovery I really need help email is gisellecesena8@gmail.com
I never believed i could get a hacker online until a friend linked me up with Mr. Mike, I thought he was just gonna rip me off like most hackers i contacted online to my greatest surprise he helped me retrieve my gmail account that was hacked and also increased my Credit score, this was done within the time frame he gave me and he kept to his words, you can contact him ( Mikejosh@cyber-wizard.com ), I can assure you he keeps to his words.
My gmail account has been compromised. The phone numbers have been changed.
My gmail account was hack and all the recovery email and password and phone number has been changed, and the hacker also deleted my account afterwards,
Hi I’ve been locked out of bother of my accounts an all details changed the emails are
gemmabush01@gmail.com
gemmabush77@gmail.com
My account has been backed some other fone plz revover
My acc Howardjason73200@gmail.com was hack….ican’t login my acc back…the hacker Hacked My acc and Change all the things and Erase my cell phone…Pls help me
My Gmail account was hacked (guyoungza357@gmail.com) and the recovery email (siz_sarayut@gmail.com) and passwords and phone numbers have been changed. It happened so quickly within a few minutes.
The hacker’s accounts that show up in my notifications are alinaw4m3or@list.ru and gar••••••••••@myr••••••.••
I tried following the google guidance but it always ends up with filling in the passwords but they’ve been changed, all my old passwords don’t help.
Please help me
I am still locked out of my gmail account despite following the recommended steps. I do not recall the account creation date and whoever hacked my account has changed all login and recovery info. I have no access to an account that has a great deal of sensitive information stored. Google sent me an e-mail saying unable to verify me. Please help.my Gmail account account is saaikkhan143@gmail.com
my life is this email account. can someone please help? I still have my phone number for the account used for 23 years. The recovery codes are lost – and i’m locked out. Can you please help? Just need someone to allow me to get this account with the phone number on file – i’m desperate please.
My Account email got hacked. the password, recovery phone number and primary recovery email were all changed. The google recovery doesn’t recognize me at all and i send google they just say to recover it . how to recover it and all details changed