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Google has already clarified that Gmail was not hacked or disconnected as it was in the news. After a wave in the online world, it is said that over 183 million user data accounts were punched and leaked, causing many people to rush to check their own email accounts, but the truth is that there was no attack or leak from Gmail's system whatsoever.

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The information mentioned is not a new event, but a combination of old data from multiple sources, such as infostealer malware, phishing attacks, or password reuse on multiple websites. These data have been dropped from multiple events in the past, not directly from Gmail hacking.

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The origin of the story comes from Troy Hunt, the creator of the Have I Been Pwned website, who announced that it had added over 183 million accounts to the system. This came from the Synthify platform that collected account data that had previously been dropped from across the Internet, not from Gmail itself, but with emails ending in @ gmail.com mixed up, misleading many media and expanding the news into a big deal.

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Google confirmed that Gmail's system was still secure and found no evidence of intrusion, while stating that if any account was found to be at real risk, it would send a notification directly to the user to reset the password and enable double-layer authentication. In addition, Gmail has a system to monitor leaks from external sources at all times.

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For users who are worried about checking their account name on the Have I Been Pwned website in the Stealer Logs section, if they find their own information, they should immediately scan the virus and change the password of all accounts for security, as well as avoid reusing passwords on multiple websites.

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Source: bleepingcomputer

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