Gmail users have been urged to update their passwords straight away following a massive data breach. Around 2.5 billion users ...

At their peak, they reached 4,000 across Google generally, and 3,500 across Gmail. On Google's Status dashboard, it's marked the incident as "closed," saying it lasted for a total of 46 minutes.

In a brief posting to the official Google Workspace updates feed, Gmail users have been advised to set up 2FA now ahead of new critical security alerts.

The clock is ticking before Google starts deleting inactive Gmail accounts. Starting Dec. 1, Google will begin enforcing its updated inactive account policy, according to Forbes. The policy, first ...