People complaining about Gmail on Android getting hacked

[Black96ws6]

Hey guys,

I just purchased a touchscreen phone that runs Android 2.2, it will be my first foray into the smartphone arena! Very excited. However, in doing some research, I came across this thread over in the Google forums:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google Mobile/thread?tid=2b21475d975f0858&hl=en

Take a look. Apparently, a bunch of users are complaining about getting their gmail accounts hacked. Some are even claiming it's due to a security flaw with the OS, having never had an issue until they started using an Android phone!

So my first question is:

Are these people just morons? Is it just a coincidence? And\or did they download a trojan app that got hold of their gmail login\pw because they weren't careful?

My next question is, is it safe to access your gmail account via a public WiFi hotspot, if you're using HTTPS? Or is that still not a good idea even thru HTTPS, since someone could be sniffing\keylogging the network?

 

[SunnyD]

Use a strong password for your gmail account and you'll be fine.

 

[iahk]

google 2 step verification

 

[mammador]

I've never had an issue.

It's probably best to download the Gmail app from the Android market, but even then the default Android e-mail interface is secure/reliable enough.

 

[Soccerman06]

Probably the people that dl malware programs from the app store.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

shrug. I got my gmail hacked the other day. It auto sent spam mail out which got blocked. I changed my pwd and this was gone. I can't find the source though. Brute force? Possible, but I have a gibberish + numbers password. So I don't know.

 

[Glitchny]

google 2 step verification

Yep, if you're worried about it just use the 2 step verification