Google Denies Mass Security Warning Issues To Gmail Users

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JAKARTA - Google has denied rumors that the company has issued a mass warning to all users regarding major security concerns in Gmail.

Google insists that Gmail's protection system remains robust and effective. In fact, despite cyberattack efforts such as phishing and malware continuing to develop, Gmail's security system was able to block more than 99.9% of these attempts before reaching users.

Recently, a number of inaccurate claims have emerged that we have issued widespread warnings to all Gmail users regarding major security concerns. The claim is completely untrue," Google wrote in a statement.

The search giant did not specify which issues they responded to. However, this issue appears to refer to a Forbes report, in which some recent reports state that the company issued an "emergency warning" to its entire 2.5 billion users.

The emergency warning is a response to phishing attacks targeting the company's instance Salesforce.

However, the incident was first reported by Google in early June, and on an August 8 update, Google said it had finished notifying everyone affected.

Although the issue is not true, Google encourages users to use safer password alternatives such as Passkeys, as well as follow the best guidelines for recognizing and reporting phishing attacks.