Google has warned Gmail users that a notorious group of hackers is targeting account holders after gaining access to a massive database.

The attacks stem from a breach of Salesforce’s cloud platform that exposed users of Google services to further intrusions.

With around 2.5 billion people using Gmail and Google Cloud, users have been advised to be on high alert to suspicious activity and to take appropriate security action to better protect themselves.

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group first warned of the attacks in June, revealing that threat actors were targeting people through social engineering attacks that involved impersonating IT support staff.

In August, Google confirmed that there had been a number of “successful intrusions” as a result of compromised passwords.

The data

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