(TNND) -- Google warned its 2.5 billion Gmail users worldwide to be on the lookout for a rise in phishing scams.
As a result, the company is advising users to update passwords and use enhanced protections.
"We believe threat actors using the 'ShinyHunters' brand may be preparing to escalate their extortion tactics by launching a data leak site (DLS)," Google said in a June blog post.
ShinyHunters, the group linked to the hacking, is also behind other data breaches, such as those for Microsoft and Ticketmaster.
TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/
The company admitted that a group of hackers breached a massive database and stored contact information for small and medium-sized businesses.