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title: Updating Scopes for the Compromised Account Feature (Google)
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August 12, 2026

# Updating Scopes for the Compromised Account Feature (Google)

## In this guide you will learn how to update the scopes in Google to use the compromised account feature.

### **Part 1: Update Domain Wide Delegation Scopes**

1. Log in to the **Google Admin Console** at [https://admin.google.com](https://admin.google.com/)
2. Click **Security\> Access and data control\> API controls.** Then click **Manage Domain Wide Delegation.
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-22-2025-11-01-10-8212-AM.png?width=616&height=313&name=image-png-Oct-22-2025-11-01-10-8212-AM.png)**
3. Click **Edit** on the row with **CyberNut** listed.
   
   **![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-22-2025-11-03-58-2546-AM.png?width=619&height=171&name=image-png-Oct-22-2025-11-03-58-2546-AM.png)**
4. Scroll down and paste the following OAuth scopes and click **Authorize** and then **Confirm**.
   
   [https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.security](https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify,https://mail.google.com/)
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-06-54-12-1369-PM.png?width=2314&height=998&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-06-54-12-1369-PM.png)

### **Part 2: Enable Compromised Account feature in CyberNut Admin Portal**

1. Login to the **CyberNut Admin Portal** at [http://admin.cybernut.com](http://admin.cybernut.com/)
2. Click **Settings** in the bottom left corner.
3. Click **Compromised Accounts.
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-24-15-4821-PM.png?width=1862&height=1196&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-24-15-4821-PM.png)**
4. Scroll down and enable the feature labeled **Enable Compromised Account Detection.
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-25-42-6281-PM.png?width=1692&height=378&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-25-42-6281-PM.png)**
5. Enable the feature labeled **Email admins when an account is flagged as compromised.**  *The email(s) that will be notified will be found on the Report Button tab.*
   
   **![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-27-00-6086-PM.png?width=1690&height=248&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-27-00-6086-PM.png)**
6. Enable the feature named **Automatically suspend compromised accounts** if you want the account to be suspended.
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-28-53-5127-PM.png?width=1636&height=150&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-28-53-5127-PM.png)
7. If you have emails that should never be automatically suspended you can add them to the list of exceptions.
   
   ![](https://knowledgebase.cybernut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-30-04-1421-PM.png?width=1592&height=502&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-08-30-04-1421-PM.png)
8. After making all your changes go to the bottom of the screen and click **Save**.

Note: It may take up to 24 hours before you can enable this feature once you have updated the OAuth scope.

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