Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Google won’t intentionally reveal the name or phone number associated with an account, but a series of vulnerabilities made it possible for attackers to get just that. The company’s account recovery ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

A security researcher has discovered a bug that could be exploited to reveal the private recovery phone number of almost any Google account without alerting its owner, potentially exposing users to ...

Google has fixed a security vulnerability in its page for recovering account details that allowed anyone to access the page and brute-force the private phone number of any user. The flaw posed a ...

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

Google’s Advanced Protection Program required two physical security keys before — now all you need is a passkey. Google’s Advanced Protection Program required two physical security keys before — now ...

Gmail, along with the entire Google Workspace suite, has apps for Android, iPhone, and tablets and remains accessible through its web app on your computer. However, logging in to your account can be a ...