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There's no denying that Google's software products have become an indispensable part of people's everyday lives. The company's email service — Gmail — started as an April Fool's Day joke, but has been ...

Hundreds of millions of email logins are now circulating on criminal forums, and security researchers say a significant slice of them belong to Gmail users. If you rely on Google’s inbox for banking ...

A sneaky phishing campaign aims to steal passwords from Facebook users – including administrators of company Facebook Pages. Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Abnormal Security, the attack ...

Creating a password that would strongly protect you from cybercriminals has become more difficult than ever as hackers have also advanced over time. Not to mention that complex and unique passwords ...

So long passwords, Google says. Updated Nov. 11 with a new report into the alarming growth in Gmail attacks. Your Google accounts are at risk — that much should be obvious. The Company has repeatedly ...

Gmail is the largest email service in the world, used by well over a billion people. Accessed through your Google account, Gmail competes with other tech company products within the email service ...

Google recently rolled out passkeys for Gmail, which lets you log in using a smartphone or computer without typing in the actual password. It's a great way to improve Gmail security, but passkeys ...

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