Google responded to the rumors about Gmail. Internet users were horrified by this vision

The confusion on the Internet started with a rumor on the X platform. It reminds us that Google, which owns the Gmail email service, can from time to time “kill” its products in a spectacular way. Therefore, the information that the giant would eliminate the service sounded quite credible to some.

Will Google eliminate Gmail? A shock on the Internet

A few hours ago, the English-speaking Internet was shocked when modified scans of a message began circulating on the X platform, which showed that Gmail will cease to exist this year.

The information quickly spread on the platform owned by Elon Musk and was also included in the “trends” section with the most popular topics, which attracted the attention of other Internet users. When the topic became really hot, Google spoke up and dispelled all users’ concerns.

Google speaks out about email. A short and blunt message

“Gmail remains” – this is the laconic message from Google on the Gmail profile. “It didn’t take much for hundreds of thousands of people to believe that Gmail would disappear from the face of the earth overnight. Honestly, such a scenario seems… unimaginable at the moment,” comments Antyweb.pl.

Hackers are still around Google and Gmail

At the beginning of the year, we reported, among other things, that cybersecurity experts warned about dangerous malware that allows hackers to take over Google accounts, including the Gmail service. Even the accounts of people who changed their passwords were at risk. CloudSEK researchers then discovered that the exploit, which exploits software vulnerabilities, used a piece of code that allows the synchronization of login credentials between various Google services. “Experts say that to protect yourself from losing your Google account, you must first log out of it, then change the password and log in again. This will invalidate the keys saved by a given browser” – .