Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Have you tried turning it off and on again? That was the go-to ...

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If you’re a Gmail user (and let’s be real, who isn’t?), you might want to sit down for this one. A massive data breach has exposed credentials linked to 183 million Gmail accounts, and yes, yours ...

As exciting as genAI software might be, it also has side effects that we all need to be aware of. Since AI programs also offer human-like voice modes, it might be easy to have one of these AI models ...

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 ...

Update, Dec. 16, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent ...