Google Denies Reports That It Sent Security Notices to 2.5 Billion Gmail Users

Google is rebutting recent reports that the company warned more than 2.5 billion Gmail or Google account holders that their accounts were breached.
In a message to The Epoch Times on Sept. 2, a Google spokesman pointed to a statement issued by the tech giant a day earlier that “claims of a major Gmail security warning are false.”
“We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective. Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue. This is entirely false,” the company said on Sept. 1, without making mention of where the claims had emerged….