Google says you have 7 days to recover your hacked Gmail account. Update, April 23, 2025: This story, originally published April 21, has been updated with mitigation advice for various hacking ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 17, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

More than 2.5 billion Gmail users could be at risk after hackers breached a major Google database. Scammers linked to the group ShinyHunters tricked a Google employee into getting access to a database ...

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...

Last year was big for zero-day exploits, security threats that appear in the wild before vendors have a chance to develop patches. Through its sprawling network of services and research initiatives, ...