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Google Search Console Sends Suspicious New Owner Email Notifications

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SERoundtable reports that Google Search Console sent widespread email alerts incorrectly flagging existing account owners as newly added, later confirmed as a bug.

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Optimixed's original report on this story.

Google Search Console sent a wave of email notifications to SEO practitioners on August 24, 2026, warning of new owners added to their accounts—but the users listed in the alerts were actually existing owners, some dating back several years. SERoundtable documented multiple complaints across the Webmaster Help Forums, Reddit, and X from professionals reporting dozens of false notifications. Google subsequently confirmed the issue was a bug, and no actual unauthorized account changes had occurred.

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