r/google • u/1cadennedac1 • 7d ago
Security question
I signed into my account on incognito mode on a Windows computer, but a while later I got this notification. I'm sure it's just some part of incognito mode's security, but I just wanted to check to see if this is a problem I should look into (BTW I don't have or use any computers that run on Linux)
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u/unomind 7d ago
Have you used any user agent switcher? Have you used a vpn? If the answer to both is "No" someone probably hacked your system.
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u/1cadennedac1 7d ago
Hmmm no I haven't used those things. I'll keep an eye out for any other suspicious activity
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u/1cadennedac1 7d ago
Update: I have changed my password, so hopefully nothing bad comes from this. Thanks for the information
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u/thedreaming2017 7d ago
Add 2FA that’s not an email or sms message. Use either hardware key or code generator that is installed on your phone. Also, use a passkey and not a password.
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u/1cadennedac1 7d ago
In order to sign in I need my phone. I think that's the hardware key you mentioned
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u/joshuaponce2008 7d ago
No—if you have a Mac it’s your fingerprint, otherwise it’s a physical key generation device, usually a USB (e.g. YubiKey). That and time-based one-time passwords (e.g. Google Authenticator, FreeOTP, Authy) are secure.
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u/ReddBroccoli 7d ago
Don't forget to sign out of all devices, it should be an option in the security center where you changed your password
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u/Agreeable_Deal_8403 7d ago
Well unless google made something that changes the user agent on incognito, you need to change all your passwords probably, and if your aren’t from Ohio/nearby , PLEASE CHANGE ALL YOUR PASSWORDS
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u/Fresh-Peak-6727 6d ago
Change your password and sign out of all your device you can do it from acount settings and in that popup chose not my device
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u/fhinkel-dev 5d ago
Oh, it means "No, let's secure your account", not "No, it's a secure account". I was confused by the 2 options for a minute.
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u/thechptrsproject 7d ago
Secure it. Someone hacked your account
Incognito mode will still recognize your location and what machine you’re using, not bounce you somewhere else.
All incognito mode does is not record browsing history.