(NEXSTAR) — Did you see concerning reports this weekend that the password to your Gmail account needed to be changed immediately over concerns of a data breach? Have no fear — Google said that isn’t ...

*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 ...

Users of popular online apps, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Outlook, and Gmail, have been urged to check essential security settings. It takes just a few minutes to check whether your ...

People could be leaving themselves exposed to major privacy risks by not having these features in place to protect their data, emails, photos and more.

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

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 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 ...