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Gmail’s New Rename Feature Could Add Spam and Phishing to Your Inbox

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Feed Name: Security Boulevard

Date Published: 2026-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Matthew Rosenquist

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The article warns that Google’s new Gmail primary-address rename feature could enable spammers and phishing actors to evade individual recipient blocks by renaming accounts and continuing campaigns; Google’s imposed limits (rename frequency and total renames) may reduce but not eliminate the risk.

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