Google said reports of a "Gmail mass security warning" are inaccurate. No broad alert has been issued and platform protections are active as normal. Highlights
Google: No “mass Gmail alerts” issued
Claims to block 99.9%+ phishing/malware
Recommendations for adopting best-practices like passkey/2FA
Google has dismissed the trending “Gmail mass security warning” news, saying that such claims are false and the company has not issued any broad alert. The company says that Gmail's protection layers are working normally and most phishing/malware attempts are blocked at the platform-level. Meanwhile, the company has completely denied viral headlines like 2.5 billion users, big data breach and immediate password change.
Recently, some claims suddenly surfaced, which said that Google has warned 2.5 billion Gmail users about a major security issue. Now, in its latest blog , Google has dismissed it as "entirely false". The company has said that no such broad warning was issued and false claims are spreading unnecessary panic.
One reason for the confusion was the previously discussed news of phishing/impersonation activity and misuse of Salesforce-linked information being presented as a “mass Gmail alert”. Google clarified that there was no general breach alert of passwords/Gmail accounts being leaked and the affected accounts/contact-based information had already been handled in a targeted manner.
Google said that "Gmail's protection is strong and effective" and that claims of mass security warnings are false. At the same time, the company reminded that threats such as phishing persist, but systems block more than 99.9% of attacks.
Google reiterated best practices including passkeys and strong 2FA (better authenticator/passkey than SMS OTP), unique passwords, and reporting suspicious emails to further strengthen account security.
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