When you can’t sign in to your Google account, try Google’s account recovery process to attempt to regain access. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic When you can’t sign in to your Google account, your ...

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 ...

When a Gmail account is hijacked, the damage rarely stops at email. A single compromise can expose banking resets, cloud ...

You can turn to trusted contacts to recover your Google account. You can also sign in to a new phone just by using your number. Google Messages will alert you to spam and keep your texts private.

Google’s new “Recovery Contacts” feature allows trusted friends or family members to help you regain access to your account by verifying a code. The feature is rolling out now and is recommended for ...

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 ...

A new Gmail phishing scam impersonates Google IT support to gain account access. The scam involves fake password recovery emails and requests for security codes. Google advises against clicking links ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Now Google has issued a new warning for users who lose their phone ...

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...