Google denied claims that it suffered a security breach Monday after published reports warned Gmail users to check their accounts because millions of passwords were allegedly stolen.
“Reports of a ‘Gmail security breach impacting millions of users’ are false,” Google stated on X. “Gmail’s defenses are strong, and users remain protected.”
Australian cyber expert Troy Hunt was the first to claim the breach included 3.5 terabytes of data Friday.
Hunt said 183 million email accounts were compromised by “infostealers,” a malware designed to collect sensitive data and passwords. The stolen information is passed to hackers, who use it for phishing campaigns and scams, or it is sold online, Hunt stated….