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Google says reports of a major Gmail security issue are 'entirely false'

Google is officially debunking a series of reports that claimed Gmail has been hit with a "major" security issue in recent days.

Google is officially debunking a series of reports that claimed Gmail has been hit with a "major" security issue in recent days. It's not clear why that report resurfaced now or how it was misconstrued into a supposed warning impacting all Gmail users, but Google is now trying to set the record straight. "While it’s always the case that phishers are looking for ways to infiltrate inboxes, our protections continue to block more than 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts from reaching users," the company said.

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