Millions of Gmail users who panicked after reports claimed that over 183 million Gmail passwords had been leaked online in a massive data breach breathed a sigh of relief after Google denied the claims.

In a post on social media, Google clarified that there had been no new Gmail security breach.

“Reports of a ‘Gmail security breach impacting millions of users’ are false. Gmail’s defenses are strong, and users remain protected," the company said in its statement.

“The inaccurate reports stem from a misunderstanding of infostealer databases, which routinely compile various credential theft activity occurring across the web. It’s not reflective of a new attack targeting any one person, tool, or platform," it added.

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