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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Sept. 11, 2024: This story, originally published Sept.

Losing access to your Google account can have far-reaching consequences beyond the inability to send and receive emails. In short, it can be devastating, which is why preparing ahead of time will save ...

Google is in the process of deleting a large number of Gmail accounts. Here’s how to avoid losing yours. The internet giant began deleting accounts last December if they had not been used for two ...

You can add multiple Google accounts on your Android device. However, it considers the first account you sign in with as the default and uses it to sign you in across various Google apps and services.

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 ...

Signing in with your Google account across different services means that many sites and apps will have access to your account information. Since this is inherently risky, take these precautions to ...

If you use an Android phone, you use a Google account. Unless you use a 'deGoogled' tablet or smartphone, or install a custom ROM without Google's services. A Google account is the gateway to ...

Before you take steps to delete your Google account, it’s essential to consider the broad impact this action will have on your digital life. The most immediate consequence is losing access to all the ...