Google Security alert when liking WordPress posts

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  angryoldgubba · Member · Apr 13, 2021 at 5:52 am

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  A friend has a blog on WordPress. Several times now, when I have liked one of his posts, he has received an email from Google telling him that my account is ‘hacked or dangerous’ and not to interact with it. I have changed my password but he has received another email. Any suggestions? Is this likely to be a WordPress issue or a Google issue?

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  staartmees · Member · Apr 13, 2021 at 6:19 am

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  What account or site are you talking about?

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  angryoldgubba · Member · Apr 13, 2021 at 6:50 am

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  My friend’s blog is https://rupensavoulian.com/

  My account is https://theangryoldgubba.wordpress.com

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Apr 13, 2021 at 8:48 am

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  Hi there,

  If your friend could reach out and share the content on such an email, maybe we could advise more.
  Without more details, it’s difficult to comment on this.

  On our side, there’s nothing wrong with your account. If you’d like to increase the security of your account, consider enabling the two-factor authentication:

  https://wordpress.com/support/security/two-step-authentication/.