(WDNews) – Google is urging its billions of Gmail and Cloud users to update their passwords and strengthen account security following a recent data breach.
The company confirmed earlier this month that one of its Salesforce databases was compromised. Google said the breach only exposed publicly available business information, not customer data. According to reports, the breach affected the company’s corporate Salesforce system, not consumer Gmail or Cloud accounts.
Even so, hackers have used the incident to launch more aggressive attacks against Gmail and Google Cloud users. Google is warning its 2.5 billion users to take extra precautions, including updating passwords and enabling two-factor authentication.
Experts also caution users to stay alert for phishing attempts, such as fake emails with links that appear to lead to login pages. Clicking those links could give hackers access to usernames and passwords.
