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Amber Bouman

2.5 Billion Gmail Accounts Could Be Compromised — Google Just Issued A Password Reset Warning

Google Gmail icon on a phone.

All 2.5 billion Gmail users have been told by Google to change their passwords, as hackers have found a scarily easy way to access your account — making calls and sending emails pretending to be Google support.

As reported by Phone Arena, there has been a sharp uptick in users who are falling for bogus sign-in pages, which takes all the info any hacker would need to steal a two-factor authentication code and get into your account. In fact, Google said "phishing and credential theft methods" make up 37% of phishing attempts.

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