Google says you have 7 days to recover your hacked Gmail account. Update, April 23, 2025: This story, originally published April 21, has been updated with mitigation advice for various hacking ...

Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec.

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Google on Monday denied reports that 2.5 billion Gmail users had been impacted by a hack, saying claims that it issued a warning about a major security issue are “entirely false.” Reports emerged last ...

Original story from August 18th, 2025: If you’re a Gmail user, you need to be particularly careful right now as criminals are currently targeting Gmail accounts. Hackers from a group called ...