Davey Winder is a technology journalist who covers cybersecurity news and research. He’s covered everything from the true story behind the hacking of Donald Trump’s nude photos to a record-breaking ransomware payment of $75 million.
Google really does take your security seriously and has been proving as much by the swathe of increasingly sophisticated protections against cyber attack it has introduced in recent months. With an estimated 2.5 billion active users, one of the main targets for hackers is your Gmail account.
So, how does opening a second Gmail account help prevent 2FA-bypass cyber attacks? The brutal truth is that it doesn’t. It can, however, help mitigate the impact of such an attack. Allby a Gmail user whose main account had been compromised, despite having 2FA in place, and wanted to know if setting up a second account could be done without it being compromised by the same threat actor.
With Google offering Gmail as a totally free web-based email platform, setting up multiple accounts is incredibly easy. I myself have lost count of the number I have, although I only use two or three regularly.
If someone did manage to hack your original account, and it is forwarding email to your second Gmail account, that doesn’t mean both will be compromised. As these are separate accounts, the hacker would need to compromise them as separate entities. Here’s hoping you never get your Gmail account compromised, but it’s always good to have a plan just in case.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.
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