GMAIL users were hit with chaos over the weekend after a flood of dodgy emails slipped past Google’s defences.
The tech giant admitted its automatic filters went haywire, dumping promos and spam straight into Primary inboxes.
Google confirmed the issue on its Workspace Status Dashboard as it raced to fix a “harmful” warning glitch.
Users reported messages arriving unscanned, triggering alerts claiming emails hadn’t been checked for spam or malware.
Others saw newsletters, deals and even blocked senders piling in where real messages should be.
The misfire also caused delays, with some emails landing minutes late or not at all.
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That sparked panic for people relying on one-time passcodes and two-factor login emails.
On Reddit, fed-up users said Gmail’s filters had “taken a snow day” as spam poured through.
One complained that even basic rules and labels were flagging emails as unchecked and unsafe.
Another said two-factor authentication codes were turning up too late, leaving accounts locked.
Google said the fault was marked resolved by Sunday morning after hours of disruption.
However, the firm warned some scary alerts may still appear on emails sent before the fix.
An internal investigation is now under way to explain how the breakdown happened.
For now, Google insists inboxes should be back to normal and the spam floodgates closed.
Google has been approached for comment.
