Reports claimed that Google was sending out major security warnings to over 2 billion Gmail users, but Google says the reports are false.
Late last month, reports that Google had issued warnings to over 2 billion Gmail users began to circulate. Based on those reports, it looked like Google was sending urgent messages to users, spurring them to check their account security to avoid increased attempts at data phishing — which is when hackers try to trick users into giving up their account information through nefarious means. Now, however, Google says it didn’t send out any notifications and that Gmail users are not at immediate risk of security intrusions, refuting the previous reports.
« We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective. Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue.
