Google Adsense is the #1 revenue sharing network that has more than 1 million publishers. However, the exact number of adsense publishers can possibly be much higher than what Google has announced. But, that is not what I want to share in this post. The issue that one and maybe many adsense publishers have experienced seems very serious related to adsense system security and it can lead to your account hacking.
If you are a member of WebmasterWorld forum and watching threads related to adsense, you might definitely have heard about the case of an adsense publisher, who has earned more than ten thousand USD in a month but stolen by a hacker from India. This case happened for 3 months now and many webmasters thought that it could be fake but now, it turned likely to be true.
No response from Google representative when this member reported on WebmasterWorld but now, the answer from Google implied that this case could be true and adsense could be hacked too. I myself do not like the way that Google responded to this case as it came so late with no clear commitment that the stolen money could be compensated. Anyway, AdsenseAdvisor also reminded us about the other post that you might have missed on Adsense Blog at this link.
This is a serious security issue that can affect anyone, not just a few publishers. It can be you or me then we should be careful with any changes in your adsense account. Google should also take fast action on this to avoid those issues in the future.
Many of us thought that adsense account cannot be hacked as its system is very secure. Even if one account is hacked, hacker cannot change name or country to withdraw money to his/her bank. But, this case shows us that nothing is impossible as it seems that hackers successfully received money from hacked account.
What should we do to protect our Adsense account?
I myself think that you should keep your adsense email and password as much as secure as possible. Try to generate a long password with different characters. When you use other services like social networks, groups…you should use different emails with different passwords rather than using the same login info with your adsense. Login to your account everyday and report to Google by any means if you find any changes strange not done by you. Further, you should have the best antivirus software installed in your computer and get it updated on daily basis.
That is something you should be aware of and I also learn a lot from this case and hope Google will strengthen their system to ensure that adsense publishers accounts are safe and secure. Further, in the worst case, Google Adsense Team should also take action on timely manner.
Have you ever heard about this issue? If yes, you should share with me or report to Google ASAP.
Good luck and I will keep you informed of this case as soon as I received new updates.
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