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Breaking NewsWarning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over password hack: 'You have seven days to act'Gmail users have been hit by a torrent of phishing scams in recent months — but Google says don't panic if you fall for one.Even if you're locked out of your account by one of these password-stealing scams, the tech giant says you can still regain access for up to a week.All users need to do is ensure they have a recovery phone number or email set up in their accounts, which will allow them to answer security questions and verify their identity.So anyone who doesn't have these backups enabled should do so now, says Google. The public service announcement comes just weeks after Google confirmed a 'sophisticated' attack targeting all of its 1.8 billion Gmail users.The phishing scam was first reported by Nick Johnson, a developer for the cryptocurrency platform Ethereum.Johnson shared a screenshot of an email that appeared to come from a legitimate Google address, claiming he’d been served a subpoena and needed to give up access to his account. A Google spokesperson told SWR: 'We're aware of this class of targeted attack from this threat actor and have rolled out protections to shut down this avenue for abuse.