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Google hack: 2.5 billion Gmail users at risk from scammers – how to protect your account

Hackers called ShinyHunters broke into a major Google database in June by tricking a Google employee into giving login details. The database was managed through Salesforce’s cloud platform, which ...
Rolling Out

Google disputes claim 2.5 billion Gmail accounts hacked

Google is setting the record straight after alarming reports suggested that 2.5 billion Gmail users faced a major security crisis. The tech giant has officially denied these claims, calling them ...
CNET

That Supposed 'Gmail Hack': Google Says It's False, but Watch Out for Phishing Anyway

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
Forbes

Google Confirms Accounts Are Being Hacked — How To Recover Yours

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...
Android

Google Warns of Fake Salesforce App Used in Hack and Extortion Scheme

Google researchers have uncovered a hacker campaign called “The Com” that tricks company employees into installing a modified Salesforce app, allowing attackers to steal sensitive data and extort ...