Google has denied last week’s reports that it sent out a warning to users to change their passwords after a security issue that had supposedly affected all 2.5 million Gmail users. A recent blog post stated that the company wants “to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective” to reject the misinformation about claims that the email service had been breached or hacked.
The blog post went on to say: “Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue. This is entirely false.” The company did not specify how the claims surfaced; however, they appear to be tied to the recent ShinyHunters breach of the Salesforce database, which handles small and medium business data.
It is important to always protect your account with a strong, unique password that uses both upper and lowercase letters as well as numbers and unique characters. It’s best to use a complete phrase instead of a simple word for a password and, if you don’t already, use one of the best password managers to handle the passwords for all your accounts. Whenever possible, consider switching to passkeys as well – they use biometric authentication like facial recognition or fingerprints to unlock an account, which makes them even more secure than a standard password.
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