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Google Confirms Rising ‘Account Takeovers’— Users Told to Check Chrome Settings Your email has been sent Hackers are getting good at stealing your whole online life. Google has acknowledged an ...

If you have ever lost access to your Gmail account – which essentially means you can't log in to your Google Account for other services you might use — you know how distressing the situation is.

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 ...

Following Android, most Google apps on iOS now have the redesigned Google Account menu and switcher. Previously, tapping the profile picture in the top-right corner of every Google application would ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

Users are starting to see the new Google account switcher in Maps on Android. The redesign brings the UI closer to what you see on the web. Since August 2024, we have been keeping tabs on a new ...

Google says that Fitbit users now have until February 2nd, 2026, to migrate to a Google account. Google says that Fitbit users now have until February 2nd, 2026, to migrate to a Google account. is a ...

A new phishing campaign is targeting SEO professionals with malicious Semrush Google Ads that aim to steal their Google account credentials. Malwarebytes researcher Jerome Segura and SEO strategist ...

Your Google account is more than just an email address — it's the key to your digital life. It enables access to essential services like Gmail (for which there are ...

When you sign in to your Google account using a new device, you should be used to seeing a splash screen on one of your devices asking if it’s you trying to sign in. This is a pretty good way to keep ...

There's no limit to the number of Google accounts one can have. As a result, many of us have created more than one over the years. You may have signed up for your first account in college and opened a ...