More than 2.5 billion Gmail users could be at risk after hackers breached a major Google database.

Scammers linked to the group ShinyHunters tricked a Google employee into getting access to a database managed through Salesforce’s cloud platform in June.

They stole a heap of files containing company names and customer contact details.

Google says no passwords were taken in the breach, but that has not stopped reports of hackers targeting customers.

According to accounts on the Gmail subreddit, they have been using the stolen data to try impersonate Google workers through fake phone calls and malicious emails. How can you protect your data?

Cybercriminals can trick their victims into handing over log in codes or passwords to get into their Google accounts.

Cybersecurity expert James Kn

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