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 ...

There's nothing quite as annoying as losing track of your email address or password and not being able to get into your Google account — especially if it houses most of your digital life. Nothing, ...

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...

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 ...

Your Google account likely stores a lot of important information, from your home address in Google Maps and your work emails ...