Google hits back at 183 million Gmail data breach claims

Google has announced that claims of a major Gmail data breach are “false”, in the wake of reports citing 183 million impacted accounts.

In a thread of posts to the official News From Google account on X, Google claims that the “inaccurate reports are stemming from a misunderstanding of infostealer databases”, and not the result of a Gmail data breach.

As reported by IT security site Bleeping Computer, the 183 million figure stems from a recent update to Have I Been Pwned, a site that publishes information about publicly known data breaches. It’s not referring to a recent breach attributed to a single company. Instead, 183 million is the number of unique email addresses connected to a range of accounts that have been impacted by data breaches over the years.

Still, it’s a good idea to check Have I Been Pwned and update any impacted accounts to stay secure.

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