Security researchers linked the program to the so-called Charming Kitty Iranian hacker group known to carry out intelligence operations.

Other risk factors include age, where one lives and whether they use Gmail more frequently.

The phishing methods are not new, but point to an effort to automate them at scale to target human rights activists, journalists and others.

The action follows similar steps taken this week by Twitter and Facebook, driven by research from FireEye.

A new confidential mode, expiration dates on messages, and two factor authentication is coming to your inbox.

Baratov is charged with building a for-profit hacking empire whose customers included Russian intelligence.

Google has rolled out new security features for users of Gmail and Drive, as well as its Chrome web browser. For Gmail and Drive users, Google is…

Agencies like the FBI, Secret Service and NSA have limited visibility into programs that are not developed or somehow customized internally for use by White House staff.

The new research follows years of warnings and a significant hack against German banks last year.

Suspicious Gmail messages to corporate users of the cloud email system will be delayed for up to four minutes while the message content is scanned and links…