Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Google won’t intentionally reveal the name or phone number associated with an account, but a series of vulnerabilities made it possible for attackers to get just that. The company’s account recovery ...

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 ...

A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and ...