Google is official Debunked In recent days, a series of claims that Gmail has been attacked by “significant” security issues. “We want to assure users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective,” the company said in an unusual statement. “There are some inaccurate claims that have surfaced recently, which incorrectly point out that we have issued a wide range of warnings to all Gmail users.”
Google did not elaborate on the wrong claims in its posts. But, Forbes which appears to refer to several recent reports that the company issued an “emergency warning” to all 2.5 billion users in response to phishing attacks targeting Salesforce instances used by the company. However, Google first reported the incident The company said in an August 8 update that it has notified everyone of the impact.
It’s not clear why the report is now reappearing, or how it can be misunderstood as a hypothetical warning that affects all Gmail users, but Google is now trying to figure out the records. “While it’s always the way phishers are looking for ways to infiltrate their inboxes, our protections are still hindering 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts, thus failing to attract users,” the company said. “It is crucial that conversations in this area are accurate and factual.”
Google also notes that it encourages all users to set “security password replacement”, e.g. For maximum protection.
