Google sends you security alerts to help prevent other people from using or abusing your account. Help keep your account secure by responding right away to any security alerts you get by phone or email.
When you’ll get an alert
We send you security alerts when we:
- Detect important actions in your account, like if someone signs in on a new device.
- Detect suspicious activity in your account, like if an unusual number of emails are sent.
- Block someone from taking sensitive action, like checking stored passwords.
Review the alert
Follow the security alert's instructions to check the activity on your account.
If it wasn’t you:
- On the security alert, review the sign-in details.
- You'll find the device type, time, and location.
- If the activity doesn’t look familiar, select No, secure account.
- Follow the steps to help secure your account.
- You may need to change your password.
- Go to your Google Account.
- On the "Security issues found" panel, click Secure account.
If it was you:
- On the security alert, review the sign-in details.
- You'll find the device type, time, and location.
- If this activity was done by you, select Yes.