On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 19:22:33 -0500, Alek 
wrote:

>SORRY!
>
>Alek wrote on 12/6/2016 7:21 PM:
>> A couple of my Google accounts have gotten the following message:
>> 
>> -------------------------------------- 
>> Hi [username],
>> 
>> Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account
>> [username]@gmail.com, using an application such as an email client or
>> mobile device.
>> 
>> Details:
>> Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:32 PM (Central Standard Time) Illinois, USA*
>> 
>> Google stopped this sign-in attempt, but you should review your recently
>> used devices:
>> -----------------------------------
>> 
>> What does this really mean?
>> 
>> How could that person/entity get my passwords? IOW is there some basic
>> security practice I'm missing? Don't they need to be able to access to
>> one or more of my computers/smartphones to get passwords?
>> 
>> Thanks.

 Someone logging in with your password could be malware
related, but in this case it probably means you logged in from a
place/with an app that Google did not have in the vast database they
have on you (and on all of us).
 If you are still worried, run a malware scan and change your
password from a "safe" computer.
 []'s
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