Google says you have 7 days to recover your hacked Gmail account. Update, April 23, 2025: This story, originally published April 21, has been updated with mitigation advice for various hacking ...

Learn essential account security tips to protect your accounts from hacking and prevent hacking with simple, practical steps anyone can follow online.

Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec.

Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers breaking into systems used by the department's ...

The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on the email accounts of some journalists, prompting the newspaper to beef up its online security. The intrusion was discovered late Thursday and the ...