Losing access to a Google Account can disrupt email, documents, calendars, and linked applications. Google provides a structured recovery system that verifies identity and restores access without ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

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 ...

You can turn to trusted contacts to recover your Google account. You can also sign in to a new phone just by using your number. Google Messages will alert you to spam and keep your texts private.