If you have a smartphone (or tablet) I strongly recommend setting up 2-factor authentication for your google account.
http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744 On 20 January 2013 00:34, Michael Resnick <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill, > > Thank you for the heads up and apologies to everyone on the list. > > I have changed the password for my Gmail and Google accounts which I hope > will prevent anyone from using my Gmail account and from sending out spam. > > Is there anything else that I should try and do to better secure my Gmail > account? > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > Appologies once again. > > Regards, > Mike > > > > > > At 12:59 AM 1/19/2013, Bill Bailey wrote: > >> Mike, I'm Bill from the Hardware Group mail list. >> >> I'm forwarding to you a spam message coming from your Gmail account to >> the HWG list. So common these days. >> Thought you'd need to know. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Bill Bailey >> 702-371-5072 >> Sent From My iPhone >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Michael Resnick >> <<mailto:[email protected]>mik**[email protected]<[email protected]> >>> > >>> Date: January 18, 2013 9:47:58 PM PST >>> To: >>> <mailto:hardware@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]> >>> >hardware@**lists.hardwaregroup.com >>> ><[email protected]><<mailto: >>> hardware@lists.**hardwaregroup.com <[email protected]>> >>> hardware@**lists.hardwaregroup.com <[email protected]>> >>> Subject: [H] Fwd: >>> Reply-To: >>> <mailto:hardware@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]> >>> >hardware@**lists.hardwaregroup.com <[email protected]> >>> >>> http://www. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.it/**xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/** >>> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.php<http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.it/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.php><---- >>> web address modified >>> >> >> ______________________________**____________ >> "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little >> temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." (Benjamin Franklin, >> 1755) >> >
