A major Gmail hack has leaked millions of accounts worldwide. From stolen passwords to safety steps. Here’s everything you ...

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In a dramatic escalation of cyber threats on 26 October 2025, Forbes revealed that Gmail passwords are confirmed within a ...

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has shared details of a new threat actor tracked as UNC6293, believed to be a Russian state-sponsored group, targeting prominent academics and critics of the ...

“2.5 billion Gmail users should change passwords,” the headlines warn, saying Google has issued an emergency alert to all its users. Not so fast, however. While Google and Gmail are often targeted by ...

Update, Sept. 30, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 29, now includes new details of password security weaknesses. Millions of Gmail users will face new password rules designed to make using ...

Spam originating from Google‘s Gmail domain doubled last month, indicating that spammers are still defeating the CAPTCHA, the distorted text used as a security test to thwart mass registration of ...