| Activity from 255.159.33.241 | arhbkb | 1/3/11 12:18 PM | Explain your issue in full detail here: I got an alert in Gmail today my account was access from the IP address 255.159.33.241. How can this even be possible? The 255/8 network is reserved by IANA for future use, and isn't even routable. Is this a g |
| Re: Activity from 255.159.33.241 | bkc56 | 1/3/11 4:41 PM | See the following article about how to re-secure an account that was compromised: http://knol.google.com/k/the-c-man/how-to-recover-a-hacked-or-compromised/3p9k5zywla4ku/7?pli=1#When_you_reclaim_Your_Account |
| Re: Activity from 255.159.33.241 | arhbkb | 1/4/11 12:11 AM | Thanks bkc56. I already know those details about how to re-secure my account. My question is different. How did my account get access from an IP address which is not routed, and which is not even allocated by the IANA. Can someone from Google perhaps |
| Re: Activity from 255.159.33.241 | bkc56 | 1/4/11 12:14 AM | It's not that hard to fake an IP address. I wouldn't put that much weight on it (especially if it maps to something "impossible"). Your primary concern is re-securing your account and protecting your data. Unfortunately, Google does not offer live |