谷歌称有关Gmail重大安全漏洞的报道"纯属捏造"
内容总结:
针对近日有关“Gmail出现重大安全漏洞”的传闻,谷歌公司发布官方声明称相关报道“完全不实”,并强调Gmail的防护体系依然安全可靠。
谷歌在声明中指出,近期有错误消息声称其向全部25亿用户发布了“广泛安全警告”,此类内容纯属虚假信息。公司表示虽未具体说明错误报道来源,但此举明显是针对近期将一起六月已处理的钓鱼攻击事件曲解为“全面安全警报”的不实传闻。
谷歌重申其邮件系统能有效拦截超过99.9%的网络钓鱼和恶意软件攻击,同时建议用户采用密码密钥等更安全的验证方式增强账户保护。该公司呼吁公众以准确事实为依据进行网络安全讨论,避免不实信息引发不必要的担忧。
中文翻译:
谷歌称近期关于Gmail重大安全漏洞的报道"纯属不实"。针对连日来多则失实报道,该公司正试图"安抚"用户情绪。谷歌官方近日驳斥了多则声称Gmail遭遇"重大"安全漏洞的报道。"我们必须向用户郑重保证:Gmail的安全防护体系依然坚固可靠,"这家科技巨头在罕见发布的声明中强调,"近期若干不实报道声称我们向全体Gmail用户发布了重大安全漏洞的广泛警告,这些说法完全不符合事实。"
谷歌未在声明中具体说明错误报道的内容。但据《福布斯》杂志指出,此事似乎与近期数则报道有关——这些报道声称谷歌因遭遇针对Salesforce系统的钓鱼攻击,向其25亿用户发布了"紧急警报"。实际上,该安全事件最早由谷歌在六月初披露,且公司在8月8日的更新中明确表示已完成对所有受影响用户的通知。
目前尚不清楚为何该事件近期被重新炒作,亦或是如何被曲解成影响全体Gmail用户的警告,但谷歌正致力于澄清事实。"虽然钓鱼分子始终在寻找渗透邮箱的途径,但我们的防护系统仍能成功拦截99.9%以上的钓鱼软件和恶意攻击,"声明补充道,"确保相关讨论基于准确事实至关重要。"
谷歌同时建议所有用户设置"密码替代方案",例如采用密码密钥以实现最高级别的防护。
英文来源:
Google says reports of a major Gmail security issue are 'entirely false'
The company is trying to "reassure" users after a series of inaccurate reports.
Google is officially debunking a series of reports that claimed Gmail has been hit with a "major" security issue in recent days. "We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective," the company said in a somewhat unusual statement. "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."
Google doesn't detail the erroneous claims in its post. But, as Forbes points out, it seems to be referring to several recent reports that stated the company issued an "emergency warning" to all of its 2.5 billion users in response to a phishing attack that targeted a Salesforce instance used by the company. That incident, however, was first reported by Google in early June, and the company said in an August 8 update that it had finished notifying everyone affected.
It's not clear why that report resurfaced now or how it was misconstrued into a supposed warning impacting all Gmail users, but Google is now trying to set the record straight. "While it’s always the case that phishers are looking for ways to infiltrate inboxes, our protections continue to block more than 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts from reaching users," the company said. "It’s crucial that conversation in this space is accurate and factual."
Google also notes that it encourages all users to set up "a secure password alternative," such as a passkey for maximum protection.