11 May 2017

Google Warns Users Of Sophisticated Phishing Attack Via Google Docs


But unlike traditional phishing attacks that try to coax personal details out of you with an official-looking imitation page, this cunning scam took you to a genuine Google login window. Since this is how Google usually sends a mail when a folder is shared with someone, so it looks real and thus gets people to click on it. If you are one of the users who did click the link, Mashable suggests doing the following: If you did happen to click on the malicious link and allowed attackers into your account, you can revoke that access relatively easily.

Google has added an anti-phishing security check on its Gmail app for Android, the company announced Wednesday.

It has disabled offending accounts, removed fake pages and updated its Safe Browsing feature, which issues warnings when users visit unsafe sites.

If you click, it takes you to a page to open the “Google Docs” app with your Google account.

It asks you to choose an account and give permissions to an app called “Google Docs”.

While Google notes that not all emails to receive the warning will be risky, users should be “extra careful about clicking on links in messages that you’re not sure about”. The company said in a statement that it has “disabled offending accounts”.


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Google has shut down an email spam campaign that impersonated its online file service, Google Docs. Below is how one looked that we received at the station.

Google did not immediately respond to PCMag’s request for comment. The scam spread so quickly and comprehensively that “Google Docs” was the nationwide top trend on Twitter by 4:30 p.m. ET.

A massive, sophisticated phishing campaign has been shut down by Google after a large number of accounts were targeted, it is believed.

We’ve addressed the issue with a phishing email claiming to be Google Docs.

If you are a regular user of Google Docs, then be aware! There’s also a link at the bottom of the message that lets you flag the report if you believe Google incorrectly labeled the site as nefarious.

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