SaralnamaGmail did not send an 'emergency warning' to 2.5 billion users on 22 Aug 2023. Google clarified this in a blog post. The company called reports of a major security breach 'entirely false'. Google said Gmail's protections are strong and block over 99.9% of phishing attempts. The confusion arose from earlier reports about a phishing attack related to the Salesforce breach. Google had notified affected users about this in June and August. The company urged users to switch from passwords to more secure Passkeys for better protection. (Updated 2 Sep 2025, 11:21 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Gmail did not send an 'emergency warning' to 2.5 billion users on 22 Aug 2023
- Google clarified this in a blog post
- The company called reports of a major security breach 'entirely false'