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Google Confirms Data Leak but Denies Password Theft in Hack

Google’s databases got hacked, and now 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters managed to get access to Google’s Salesforce database systems. 2.5 billion Gmail ...
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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 ...
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Gmail Account Lockout Hack Has No Fix — Google ‘Looking Into’ It

This devastating Gmail attack locks users out of their accounts with no comeback. Updated December 7 with more information regarding managing a Google Account with Family Link, the parental safety ...
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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 ...