Google Hangout Error Causing Messages to Go to Unintended Recipients

As of last night, users on Google Hangout noticed a major error in the messaging platform that caused duplication of messages to several unintended recipients.

If you are using Hangouts for private messaging, you should be aware that messages sent during affected hours were insecure and should not be treated as private. A representative from Google has been posting the following response to angry Google Hangout users:

As you may know from Moritz T’s post above, there was an issue today that affected some people using Google’s instant messaging services.

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