When was google hacked

If you use a very simple password, it's likely someone else does too — and they may have been hacked themselves. Hackers buy huge lists of these compromised passwords from lots of different sites because people often re-use them. So hackers are much more likely to gain access to an account by forcing a long list of "known" hacked passwords than trying random letters or numbers.

The free Password Checkup software can be loaded onto Google Chrome and lets you know if your account details have been compromised in a cyber attack or data breach. Once installed, the Chrome extension runs in the background of your browser and checks any login details you used.

If your password or username matches a Google database of more than 4billion compromised credentials, the software will flag them. An alert that pops up on your screen reads: "Password Checkup detected that your password for [website] is no longer safe due to a data breach. You should change your password now. If a new data breach occurs, the tool will let you if any of your passwords were compromised the next time you login to Chrome.

Users were also asked for second-factor authentication codes, which go straight to APT Soas said in July the attack had not accessed personal information or data. The blogpost details other forms of attack by APT Google has been hit by a massive global outage that stopped users from accessing virtually every Google service, including Gmail, YouTube, and Google Docs.

Users reported an inability to sign in to Gmail; watch videos; access essential documents, and execute simple tasks on the platform. The problems started occurring in early Monday morning, and Google says issues were eventually resolved in the next few hours.

However, there were still some reports on social media of people unable to access their accounts. The first statement they issued confirmed that they are investigating an alarmingly high number of reports of an issue with their mail service. They said that users are experiencing unexpected behavior, long delays, and unjustified error messages.

The company apologized for the inconvenience and assured its userbase that system reliability is a top priority for Google.

The rest of the affected Google service offerings were also updated similarly, ensuring all services were running smoothly within an hour after the issues were first acknowledged.

It is hard to estimate the total number of affected users across all Google platforms. However, it is worth noting that Gmail is the most popular email provider in the world with a staggering 1.