I LOST 0.40 BTC BECAUSE OF AN GMAIL ACCOUNT

[Farma]

I don't really understand why the 0.4 BTC you have is lost when your Gmail is hacked. as long as you keep it in the exchanger, or in a wallet like blockchain or soft wallet I think the bitcoin that you have is still safe. after all, when you have all the data about Gmail you have, I think you still have a chance to access it. apart from that many people suggest using 2fa to strengthen the security of hackers.

[slaman29]

Gmail doesn't allow logins from an unrecognized device. It needs a verification code coming from a recognized device. So even the hacker knows your password, they can't just easily login. By hitting forgot the password, it also needs confirmation via phone, security question or alternate email which you set as recovery email.

Its not always so mate. If your gmail account is not connected with your phone number and also without security questions, it is easier for anyone to login once the person have your login details. Hackers always have ways and methods they use and do to obtain login details or login into other people's email accounts. We just have to be vigilant on the internet.

Yeah, like my old gmail was connnected only to another email, I know that 2FA is the most secure way these days but until today I don't have it for my email because I always worry about what happens when I lose my device then what? And because my work keeps changing IP I always have to request a new password, having an old email only I know about with a difficult password is enough for me. Sorry to hear about your story OP.

[killat]

Sorry for your loss, mate. 0.4 BTC is quite an important amount of money.

To avoid these situations in the future, I highly recommend you to use a hardware wallet. (Ledger Nano, Trezor etc.)
Phishing attacks become more are more often nowadays unfortunately.

[shield132]

be carful Im talking to any body using  gmail account that is my big  mistake ....  I make all of security steps like receiving sms in my phone number to sing in ... so my account was hacked by someone who bypass my phone number I try to recover my account and I cant log in to my own account  he change evry thing I contact gmail support and that was the email that I recive :

Your Google Account Recovery Request
Hello,
Thank you for completing our account recovery form. We understand that not being able to access your account can be frustrating and we want to help you.

At Google, we take the privacy and security of our users' information very seriously. We only reactivate the accounts when we are sure to return them to their real owner. Unfortunately, based on the information provided, we could not verify that you are the owner of the motivation7000@gmail.com account. Therefore, for security reasons, we can not allow you to access them for the moment.

Can you provide us with additional information to verify that you are the owner of the account?

If this is the case, please access the account recovery form and send another request, providing us with as accurate information as possible. If you are not sure of a date, do not worry and just try to give as close an estimate as possible.
If not, and if you want to create an account, go to the registration page.
Since we do not ask a lot of personal information to our users when they create their account, we have very few ways to verify that you are the owner of a given account. For this, we are obliged to ask you specific questions during the recovery procedure. We do not accept ID because it is not a safe enough method. If you would like more information about our policies, please see the article Recovering Your Account in the Help Center.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Regards,
Lily
Google Accounts Team

so this 0.40 was all I have he toke evry thing and I cant log in to my own account an advice to thouse who use gmail use aol or hotmail or yahoo d ant be fool like me   infortently .

I have gmail account for years and a lot of accounts are linked to that email but have never ever lost any funds so please don't blame them when there is no need of it. Maybe everything happened through your mobile phone? Someone hacked it or your friend who you couldn't imagine did that? Just asking, not directly making anyone guilty but in this life there is possibility of everything. Otherwise there is no way someone could pass google verifications without knowing very important things or having access on your things.

[Kakmakr]

I have seen several Gmail accounts for sale for bitcoin on the DarkNet, so I guess it is not difficult to hack these accounts. Anyone can create some Gmail accounts and say they hacked it, but to link the criminal activities linked to that bought account to your own IP address, might just be stupid. 

In any way, once you login from a different IP with these accounts, it gets logged and the owner of that account gets a warning send to his 2FA option. The crux of the matter is that centralized services like this are being hacked and you should always enable 2FA options to block people from using it, if you are using it with financial services. 

[imstillthebest]

Maybe OP save one of his valuable private key on his gmail account thats why he lost his huge amount of money upon signing from his gmail account lesson learned do not store your important keys on your gmail account especially if you have stored huge amount of money on it always set 2fa on new devices. 

saving your private keys on your email is a bad idea because emails are prone to hacking , phisings , malware and any other online threats  plus its also a hassel to access it   .  you can just save your private key on your device for easier and more safer practice .  i think the op have been hacked not because of private keys but because someone login his accounts ?( it could be trading account or crypto wallet )  but how can someone have an access on his phone ? if he is the one that holds it ?  it could be that the hacker is one of his friends or family member

[eaLiTy]

be carful Im talking to any body using  gmail account that is my big  mistake ....  I make all of security steps like receiving sms in my phone number to sing in ... so my account was hacked by someone who bypass my phone number I try to recover my account and I cant log in to my own account  he change evry thing I contact gmail support and that was the email that I recive :

You really cannot blame google for the hack and it is still not clear how you lost your coins, but the possibility is that someone had access to your session cookies and then changed your security settings in gmail but that did not explain how you lost your 0.4BTC, it is from your wallet stored in your computer or from an online wallet. Google specifically ask for sensitive information when you approach them to recover your account, sometimes your most used IP address as well as your recently used mail address to sent mail and so on. Really sad for your loss and make sure you have a premium antivirus software and anti spyware software to avoid these breaches.

[yoseph]

What was the email address that was used for this email? Upon reading your story there's already something fishy that you should've noticed before giving him your accurate information.

Can you provide us with additional information to verify that you are the owner of the account?

If this is the case, please access the account recovery form and send another request, providing us with as accurate information as possible. If you are not sure of a date, do not worry and just try to give as close an estimate as possible.

Google will never give you a sort of form request for you to recover something from them and will have a tone of forcing you to give 'close estimation' with your details. I'll guess that the form that was given to you is through a google spreadsheet?

Without a doubt, OP has become a victim of a phishing scam, I recently got a text message from a "supposed paxful" number which claimed that my account would be closed if i didn't verify some details. i logged in and they got my password but unknown to the person i had 2FA activated he couldn't do a thing with my coins. Later i got a message from the real PAXFUL website saying that someone logged into my account from Nigeria.

[elisabetheva]

Obviously I am also concerned about what happened to you about your e-mail account at gmail, so far it is usually very safe if we do according to the rules made. about your BTC I just feel there is confusion why it can be hacked just because of your email, whereas usually the exchanger is enough to protect it from being hacked by adding protection that is quite difficult to hack, for example providing 2FA etc.

[cabron]

I am quite curious how it all started out, mate? Did the hack just happen out of nowhere? Like your account just got compromised that randomly. I am not really sure how would the "bypass sms verification" could take place, and I don't think that cloning SMS number is possible. The approach could happen in other way such as social engineering in trying to get the contact support recover your account by means of providing other details as accurate as possible which is quite likely. Next time you should probably use Google Authenticator for 2fa security.

He didn't really said how he lost that 0.40 btc. Its just how he was compromised which is still unclear which online wallet or an exchange where he use his email that is accessed by the hacker. One certain information he said that isn't quite right is that gmail doesn't allow anyone to access the email in any other device.  He should just check who has access to his desktop or laptop because its possible that someone could just do it while you are away.

[akram143]

I don't really understand why the 0.4 BTC you have is lost when your Gmail is hacked. as long as you keep it in the exchanger, or in a wallet like blockchain or soft wallet I think the bitcoin that you have is still safe. after all, when you have all the data about Gmail you have, I think you still have a chance to access it. apart from that many people suggest using 2fa to strengthen the security of hackers.

Wallets like coinbase or blockchain can be accessed by anywhere if we know the username and password but security login guard will block if we login in from unknow device for that we just need to click the link send on gmail that is why OP lost the funds I guess.

OP but you can try other recovering methods like answering security questions or confirming your old mobile number!

[mazdafunsun]

GMAIL is not the problem.

Problem was your lack of security measures, if you have registered in any exchanges with your gmail account then you have to have minimum security which is 2FA applications, app is better than sms because sms can be faked if they know your phone number.

Additional advice: do not use the same password as your emails in other pages!

[lepbagong]

I doubt that there can be hacked telephone numbers to be used to change your gmail. because to my knowledge the number is impossible to duplicate.
there must be an error that you cannot find out, so can use your telephone number to change your gmail.
even though gmail has made quite reliable protection.

About your btc which also has an impact because your Gmail has been changed, this also should not be taken if you add protection provided by each exchanger.
because the exchanger has made such a protection if properly done in addition to our own mistakes.

[seoincorporation]

From the information we have, i could bet OP was using an online channel, and another deduction is that OP has the same password on his wallet and on his mail...

Another theory is an inside job, someone has access to his PC or his Phone and hack him that way.

[audaciousbeing]

be carful Im talking to any body using  gmail account that is my big  mistake ....  I make all of security steps like receiving sms in my phone number to sing in ... so my account was hacked by someone who bypass my phone number I try to recover my account and I cant log in to my own account  he change evry thing I contact gmail support and that was the email that I recive :

Your Google Account Recovery Request
Hello,
Thank you for completing our account recovery form. We understand that not being able to access your account can be frustrating and we want to help you.

At Google, we take the privacy and security of our users' information very seriously. We only reactivate the accounts when we are sure to return them to their real owner. Unfortunately, based on the information provided, we could not verify that you are the owner of the motivation7000@gmail.com account. Therefore, for security reasons, we can not allow you to access them for the moment.

Can you provide us with additional information to verify that you are the owner of the account?

If this is the case, please access the account recovery form and send another request, providing us with as accurate information as possible. If you are not sure of a date, do not worry and just try to give as close an estimate as possible.
If not, and if you want to create an account, go to the registration page.
Since we do not ask a lot of personal information to our users when they create their account, we have very few ways to verify that you are the owner of a given account. For this, we are obliged to ask you specific questions during the recovery procedure. We do not accept ID because it is not a safe enough method. If you would like more information about our policies, please see the article Recovering Your Account in the Help Center.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Regards,
Lily
Google Accounts Team

so this 0.40 was all I have he toke evry thing and I cant log in to my own account an advice to thouse who use gmail use aol or hotmail or yahoo d ant be fool like me   infortently .

It can be really disheartening to see one assets being wiped out because of some unscrupulous individuals and this is the case here. The way forward here is for you to understand how you were compromised in the first place. The next is to then focus on using offline wallets because those are the ones not connected to your email address neither do any form of confirmation need which can be intercepted by hackers against you.

[veleten]

I use authentificator on google chrom linked with my email adresse ones you log in from google chrom the app directly start and what s Im wendring about is how they bypass my phone number code confermation i just want you to be sure that gmail is not safe at all even with your sms verification ... is ther any way to contact support live chat directlyto provide all info or to get a stict answer about this my friend ?

you should have been given a recovery form , fill it in and you should be given back the access to the account after it is reviewed
I have no idea how could they have bypassed your phone verification
but gmail is one of the safest emails if secured properly , it was your fault for not taking all the necessary steps
gmail offers secondary recovery email. 2fa phone verification , security logs etc.
but this should serve as a lesson , do not click any links from your email , even if they look legit
you were hacked by one of those fishing links , most likely and surrendered your login details to the hackers yourself
or had a very easy password , i.e. any password under 12 symbols

[Anonylz]

I am guessing your Gmail holds the private key to the wallet your btc is stored? or connected to google doc that has your pk (same thing i do only that i try not to expose this email online), otherwise how can the hacker transfer btc from a gmail account!
for next time sake, you should abide by all suggestion given above to secure your account, and also it is adviceable to frequently change password, 0.4 btc is no small amount to loss like that, best of luck.

And as for those who says gmail can not be access from any other device, i don't know how true is that because i do access my gmail from different devices other than the main device, only thing they do is send a security alert mail to you warning of a possible sign-in from another device.

[rdluffy]

It's very sad man, I hope you can gain more money than 0.4 BTC that you lost

I already have been hacked, but in a regular bank, hackers get my phone number and they received a lot of things, and they stole 2k form my account, but it was an error of my bank and the Phone provider, thanks God I received my money back

Be careful guys, it's not wise to have sms verification nowadays

[Reatim]

What was the email address that was used for this email? Upon reading your story there's already something fishy that you should've noticed before giving him your accurate information.

Can you provide us with additional information to verify that you are the owner of the account?

If this is the case, please access the account recovery form and send another request, providing us with as accurate information as possible. If you are not sure of a date, do not worry and just try to give as close an estimate as possible.

Google will never give you a sort of form request for you to recover something from them and will have a tone of forcing you to give 'close estimation' with your details. I'll guess that the form that was given to you is through a google spreadsheet?

Nice catch mate and indeed,I  did some error accessing my email before and I asked for recovery and google did not asked for something like that because what google will look for is the number you used creating the email and that’s all,and also there are some secret questions you need to answer for verification but they will not ask you for extra info because that’s an obvious scam or hacking attempt

[fulled]

Its impossible for someone with different ip address to have an access to your email, even if they know your password, they should know every details to take over the account ownership. I guess someone have access to your PC or your Phone, thats why you lose your ownership of your email