Updated September 1, 2025: Google issued a warning to all Gmail users, but then responded to headlines suggesting that there was any urgent problem or major security concern. Read Geekspin’s coverage, below, and then Google’s statement from September 1.

Cyber threat looms for Gmail users following Salesforce data breach

Google has issued a stark warning to Gmail users after uncovering a fresh wave of cyberattacks linked to one of the internet’s most notorious hacking groups. The threat emerged following a breach of Salesforce’s cloud platform, which left individuals and organizations using Google services more vulnerable to intrusion.

With Gmail and Google Cloud serving an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide, the company is urging users to remain vigilant, monitor accounts closely, and strengthen their security measures to reduce the risk of compromise.

Read more at Geekspin.

From Google’s Blog:

Gmail’s protections are strong and effective, and 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.

While it’s always the case that phishers are looking for ways to infiltrate inboxes, our protections continue to block more than 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts from reaching users.

Security is such an important item for all companies, all customers, all users — we take this work incredibly seriously. Our teams invest heavily, innovate constantly, and communicate clearly about the risks and protections we have in place. It’s crucial that conversation in this space is accurate and factual.

As best practices for additional protection, we encourage users to use a secure password alternative like Passkeys, and to follow these best practices to spot and report phishing attacks.