Did Gmail send ‘emergency warning’ to 2.5 billion users? Google says it never happened

Google has debunked claims about sending an ‘emergency warning’ to all Gmail users. The tech giant, in a blog post on Tuesday, stated that ‘Gmail’s protections are strong and effective,’ while calling the reports of a major security breach ‘entirely false.’

“We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective. Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail users about a major Gmail security issue. This is entirely false,” the company wrote in a…