I got a mail from google, I’m translating it to English the best I can
"some of your saved passwords was found on the net
some of your saved passwords was discovered in a data leak from a webpage or app you’re using. your google account is not affected
google password-saving recommend you change your passwords now to protect your accounts"
I don’t know how many passwords I got saved, are they saying I should go through every site I know of and change my password?.. I don’t get it
Hi, I got a similar message a while ago. I think you get it if the passwords you’ve saved with Google have been compromised. You can go through and check them in Google Chrome I think. There might be a link in the email
As you say though it might be a good idea to check any other places if it’s important (e.g. banking or something)
Make sure it’s legit. Don’t click on any email links just in case.
You can view and change your password in account settings.
[Yes, Google Critical Security Alert emails can be scams. Hackers can use phishing emails to exploit Gmail’s security alert system and trick users into giving away their personal information. Here are some ways to tell if a Google Critical Security Alert email is a scam: Check the sender’s email address Authentic Google emails come from no-reply@accounts.google.com. If the email comes from a different address, it’s likely a scam. Look for suspicious links The link in the email may take you to a fake website or download malware onto your device. Avoid sign-in pages Google emails will never ask you to sign in again to the account they were sent to. Be wary of requests for personal information Google will never ask for sensitive information over email, phone, or chat. Check your Google Account You can review your “Recent security activity” to see if there’s anything suspicious. ]
Thanks, I went into the password manager in my account. There was 5 sites with “security leaks”, only one that is kind of important, I will change it now!
@Mr_Hope Yeah this was legit, I didn’t click on the links anyway just be be sure, always cautious about emails like that. 
So I guess google will keep showing a warning for a password if you have changed it on the external site, but not updated the new password to google passwords?
If not there must be some google service the external site subscribes to so it can communicate to your google account, which I’m guessing there’s not… but it did communicate to google about the data breach, so
I don’t think so ! If the pass word is changed when you enter it again it will show wrong password and when you change it Google will ask do you want to save the new password.
You can deactivate all the link sent in mails and allow the links to be opened only by your confirmation. Even the linked images in email won’t open until you give a consent.
That’s good to know, thanks man.
I didn’t use chrome when I changed it, used safari. So I guess it would have asked me that in chrome.
Always get paranoid when stuff like this happens. But as long as it’s not your PayPal or Bank or somewhere the hacker could spend your money, I guess there’s not a huge concern, for the most part, lol.
Never auto save password in Google for bank details.
Its a huge forbidden rule I follow.
Never save password for any important sites.
Yeah I think I should followed that rule too. For my bank account I just remember the password in my head, for PayPal I have it saved. But I got two factor authentication for the most important stuff, so don’t worry too much.
That’s good anyways there are billionaire who don’t worry !
Why should we worry when my account is always zero at the end of the day.
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