You may have seen concerning reports this weekend about billions of Gmail accounts being at risk. That isn't the case, but there are steps to take to secure your account.

*Google has clarified that there has been no direct Gmail password breach affecting its 2.5 billion users. Instead, the concern stems from a Salesforce data breach earlier in 2025, carried out by the ...

Google responds to user warnings. For the second time in just a few weeks, Google has issued a critical update to publicly deny that a password data breach has impacted millions of Gmail users. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Nov. 3 with further reports into breached Gmail ...