Gmail users come under attack from Google hackers. Update, August 12, 2025: This story, originally published on August 11, has been updated with additional mitigation advice following the new wave of ...

User data is increasingly used to train AI models—often without users realizing it.

Gmail is widely praised for blocking harmful emails such as scams, phishing attempts, and malware before they reach inboxes.

When a Gmail account is hijacked, the damage rarely stops at email. A single compromise can expose banking resets, cloud backups, and identity documents, so the priority is to regain control quickly ...

Google is quietly rolling out a Gmail change that security experts say could make it easier for criminals to slip past your defenses, especially if you leave certain convenience features switched on.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. For the second time in just a few weeks, Google has issued a critical ...

A new Gmail phishing scam impersonates Google IT support to gain account access. The scam involves fake password recovery emails and requests for security codes. Google advises against clicking links ...

Gmail users have been sweating over security recently, after Google reportedly sent notifications to its 2.5 billion users warning of a serious security issue. Now Google is denying these reports, ...

Discover 7 hidden Gmail features—confidential mode, snooze, automation, advanced search, and smart compose—to streamline email management and dramatically improve productivity in 2026.

The biggest email services largely offer the same suite of security and privacy features, but some newer or more advanced options put other providers ahead, a ConsumerAffairs review of seven email ...

A viral claim suggesting billions of Gmail accounts were at risk has been debunked by Google, which confirmed the warning was false. Still, the company stresses the importance of strong security ...