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 ...

If you have ever lost access to your Gmail account – which essentially means you can't log in to your Google Account for other services you might use — you know how distressing the situation is.

Google is rolling out a new Recovery Contact feature designed to help you regain access to your Google account if you ever get locked out. Whether you’ve forgotten your password, lost your phone, or ...

Do you keep getting Couldn’t find your Google Account error message when trying to access your account? Many users have reported getting this error when logging ...

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 ...

When a Gmail account is hijacked, the damage rarely stops at email. A single compromise can expose banking resets, cloud backups, and identity documents, so the priority is to regain control quickly ...

Anyone who's ever had their Google account hacked can tell you what a pain it is to recover. You'll spend hours or even days on it, and recovery isn't guaranteed, no matter what you do. On Wednesday, ...

Wait… what’s my password again? Uh oh… You’ve uttered these words before when trying to log in to an account. It happens to all of us. However, when this ...

Google’s new “Recovery Contacts” feature allows trusted friends or family members to help you regain access to your account by verifying a code. The feature is rolling out now and is recommended for ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gmail is — and has been for years — one of the most popular free email services, with around two billion active users around the ...