Gmail Security Warning For 2.5 Billion Users—AI Hack Confirmed

Update, Jan. 31, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 30, has been updated with a statement from Google about the sophisticated Gmail AI attack along with comment from a content control security expert.

Hackers hiding in plain sight, avatars being used in novel attacks, and even perpetual 2FA-bypass threats against Google users have been reported. What a time to be alive if you are a criminal hacker, although calling this latest scary hacker alive is a stretch: be warned, this malicious AI wants your Gmail credentials.

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