[CA] Google phone call hack
Hey everyone. I feel like an absolute idiot posting this but I need help and advice. About an hour ago, I received a call from “Google” saying that someone was trying to log into my Google account and change my recovery email. The guy spoke English, sounded knowledgeable, he was calm and friendly. He was asking for codes and stupidly I gave them to him. He gave me a temp Google password and told me not to change it for the next 24 hours.
He asked if I had over 10k in crypto and stocks, and I said yes. He explained Google insurance in the case that I was hacked but didn’t really go into detail.
After I hung up, I googled what happened and realized it was a scam. I still had access to my account so I changed passwords, recovery email, verified phone numbers, 2FA, everything.
Did I catch it in time? Or will the other shoe drop and am I totally fucked?
Posted Jun 3, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC