Dec. 1, 2022, 1:29 p.m. | /u/geek_hn

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Two days ago while browsing YouTube I found few videos related to software cracks etc. in my watch history (which I never watched).

Out of panic I started to investigate and found Redmi Note 8 in 'Your Devices' section of my Google account. It was synced 30mins ago. I never ever have used this phone. I also have a strong password and use 2FA. I didn't get two step login prompt or anything.

How is it even possible that this …

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