https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806977#M139473 <P>Thanks&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26417">@pgn</a>&nbsp;</P><P>Very interesting article you posted. Be vigilant.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:30:12 GMT Cleoriff 2025-08-22T10:30:12Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806675#M139458 <P>...as it sounds like some information on users and e-mail addresses&nbsp;<EM>but&nbsp;<STRONG>not</STRONG> passwords</EM> has been stolen from an internal (to Google) Salesforce system by a hacker group - this info may be useful for scammers to try social engineering phishing tactics to obtain further info or to gain access to credentials by cold-calling or spam e-mailing unsuspecting Gmail users with realistic-sounding "excuses".</P><P>More here:</P><P>&nbsp;<A href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2880822/2-5-billion-gmail-users-at-risk-after-googles-databases-were-hacked.html" target="_blank">https://www.pcworld.com/article/2880822/2-5-billion-gmail-users-at-risk-after-googles-databases-were-hacked.html</A></P> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:35:47 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806675#M139458 pgn 2025-08-19T08:35:47Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806721#M139464 <P>Thank you for the warning&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26417">@pgn</a>&nbsp;!&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span></P> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:08:49 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806721#M139464 Oxonian 2025-08-19T17:08:49Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806953#M139472 <P>Thanks for the warning&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:56:12 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806953#M139472 Pipstop78 2025-08-22T06:56:12Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806977#M139473 <P>Thanks&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26417">@pgn</a>&nbsp;</P><P>Very interesting article you posted. Be vigilant.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:30:12 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1806977#M139473 Cleoriff 2025-08-22T10:30:12Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1809397#M139595 <P><a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26417">@pgn</a>&nbsp;I do seem to be getting a significant increase in spam on my main Gmail account, not all of it gets caught by the spam filters.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:26:15 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1809397#M139595 Anonymous 2025-09-08T13:26:15Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1809405#M139597 <P>Missed this one&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26417">@pgn</a>&nbsp;</P><P>But its been debunked by Google and other Industry Media</P><P><A href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/no-google-did-not-warn-25-billion-gmail-users-to-reset-passwords/" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/no-google-did-not-warn-25-billion-gmail-users-to-reset-passwords/</A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/google-says-claims-of-a-major-gmail-security-warning-are-false-following-recent-media-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/google-says-claims-of-a-major-gmail-security-warning-are-false-following-recent-media-reports</A>&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P><A href="https://blog.google/products/workspace/gmail-security-protections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://blog.google/products/workspace/gmail-security-protections/</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If people are getting more spam that is down to threat actors finding your email address on pwnd lists etc or dictionary attacks...</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:23:57 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Be-vigilant-if-you-rely-on-Gmail/m-p/1809405#M139597 madasaf1sh 2025-09-08T14:23:57Z