Google slams viral data breach stories as 'misleading' — what to know.
) suggesting Google has issued an emergency warning to all 2.5 billion Gmail users with accounts at risk following its recent Salesforce breach. The only problem is the story is completely misleading – there is no such warning.
Google has now responded, telling me that “unfortunately, several inaccurate claims surfaced this week incorrectly claiming we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue. This is entirely false.”The company is concerned that the viral nature of the story is creating a “dangerous” sense of panic amongst users. “While it’s always the case that phishers are looking for ways to infiltrate inboxes," I was told, "our protections continue to block more than 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts from reaching users.”Google offers a raft of protections you can apply to your accounts — all of the Google platforms you use, and those you access with your sign-in with Google credentials. That makes it critically important to ensure your account security is robust. That’s why the company recommends passkeys and a strong form of two-step verification, which means anything but SMS one time codes. An authenticator app is best. But it’sfor accounts. They can’t be bypassed or stolen, and they ensure only someone with physical access to your unlocked devices can access your accounts — they can’t be stolen or used remotely. You should also ensure you have a“We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective,” the company says in the wake of this misleading story doing the rounds. It points users to its guidance on
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