Microsoft fixes Exchange Online bug flagging Gmail emails as spam

Microsoft fixes Exchange Online bug flagging Gmail emails as spam

​Microsoft has resolved an issue with a machine learning model that mistakenly flagged emails from Gmail accounts as spam in Exchange Online. Tracked as EX1064599 in the Microsoft 365 admin center, the issue started impacting users on April 25 at 09:24 UTC, automatically moving emails erroneously tagged as malicious to the junk folder. “We’ve identified … Read more

Malicious PyPI packages abuse Gmail, websockets to hijack systems

Malicious PyPI packages abuse Gmail, websockets to hijack systems

Seven malicious PyPi packages were found using Gmail’s SMTP servers and WebSockets for data exfiltration and remote command execution. The packages were discovered by Socket’s threat research team, who reported their findings to the PyPI, resulting in the removal of the packages. However, some of these packages were on PyPI for over four years, and … Read more

Gmail on Android tablets and foldables now has an adjustable layout

Gmail on Android tablets and foldables now has an adjustable layout

Android tablet or foldable owners can now adjust the divider between Gmail’s message list and conversation views. 9to5Google spotted the change, which arrived in version 2025.04.13.x of Gmail for Android. The update lets you drag your finger on the divider to dynamically change the sizes of the Gmail app’s two panes: the list on the … Read more

Gmail Now Makes It Easy to Unsubscribe From Newsletters En Masse

Gmail Now Makes It Easy to Unsubscribe From Newsletters En Masse

Gmail already adds an Unsubscribe button to every promotional email or newsletter you receive in your inbox. That way, you can stop someone from sending you emails without first visiting their website. The service is now going one step forward, giving you a single place to manage all your subscriptions, and an option to unsubscribe … Read more

This Google phishing email is so convincing, even Gmail didn’t flag it

This Google phishing email is so convincing, even Gmail didn’t flag it

Phishing attacks aren’t new. But every now and then, one shows up that makes you do a double-take. That’s what happened this week when developer Nick Johnson shared a Google phishing email that somehow slipped past Gmail’s usual warnings. The email came from [email protected] and was actually signed by accounts.google.com. In other words, it looked … Read more

Don’t Fall for This New Gmail Phishing Scheme

Don’t Fall for This New Gmail Phishing Scheme

If you receive an email from Google that appears to be a legitimate security alert, do not proceed. Scammers are taking advantage of vulnerabilities in Google’s authentication protocols to send phishing messages that appear convincing enough to steal unsuspecting users’ account credentials. Here’s how to protect yourself. How this new Google phishing scam works As … Read more

Gmail could soon start highlighting related emails

Gmail could soon start highlighting related emails

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be developing a “related emails” feature for Gmail. When active, emails related to the one you’re reading would appear at the bottom. It’s not yet clear how Google will choose which emails to surface in this manner. Recommendation algorithms are nothing short of ubiquitous, and it … Read more

National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisions

National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisions

The Washington Post that members of the White House’s National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. National security advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide of his both used their own accounts to discuss sensitive information with colleagues, according to the Post‘s review and interviews with government officials who spoke … Read more

Google rolls out easy end-to-end encryption for Gmail business users

Google rolls out easy end-to-end encryption for Gmail business users

​Google has started rolling out a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) model for Gmail enterprise users, making it easier to send encrypted emails to any recipient. While businesses also have the option to configure the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) protocol to send digitally signed and encrypted messages, this requires significant resources, including deploying certificates to … Read more