Title: Gmail sent hack attempt warning
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Gmail sent hack attempt warning

 *  Resolved [robbyaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rob-armstrong/)
 * (@rob-armstrong)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-sent-hack-attempt-warning/)
 * Hello, I set up correctly, but it said “SMTP Error: Could not authenticate.”
 * I checked my Gmail account anyways… and Google had sent me an email saying that
   someone had used an application to try and sign in, and they had blocked the 
   attempt.
 * Any advice?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/)

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 *  [emeraldjava](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emeraldjava/)
 * (@emeraldjava)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-sent-hack-attempt-warning/#post-4053423)
 * Hey,
 * I think we’ve the same issue with out gmail based email account. We’re getting
   the same
 * “SMTP Error: Could not authenticate.”
 * message now. Would be interested in any workaround.
 * Regards,
    P
 *  [wpecommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpecommerce/)
 * (@wpecommerce)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-sent-hack-attempt-warning/#post-4053424)
 * Hi, when you see this message you need to unblock it (follow the instructions
   in that message). This is an additional level of security in Gmail to block any
   unknown sign up attempt. Until you unblock it from your Gmail account the plugin
   won’t be able to authenticate with the Gmail server.
 *  [emeraldjava](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emeraldjava/)
 * (@emeraldjava)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-sent-hack-attempt-warning/#post-4053429)
 * We this working by using the local smtp server of our host rather than the gmail
   smtp server in our config.

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 * Last reply from: [emeraldjava](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emeraldjava/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gmail-sent-hack-attempt-warning/#post-4053429)
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