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FYI ... big hack just occured to Google CLoud .. Don't think I will be storing in the Google Cloud anytime soon ..
Rick Lipkin
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Gmail, Google Docs Users Hit By Massive Email Phishing Scam (independent.co.uk)59
Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @04:40PM from the be-on-the-look-out dept.
New submitter reyahtbor warns of a "massive" phishing attack sweeping the web:Multiple media sources are now reporting on a massive Gmail/Google Docs phishing attack. The Independent is among the top publications reporting about it: "Huge numbers of people may have been compromised by the phishing scam that allows hackers to take over people's email accounts. It's not clear who is running the quickly spreading scam or why. But it gives people access to people's most personal details and information, and so the damage may be massive. The scam works by sending users an innocent looking Google Doc link, which appears to have come from someone you might know. But if it's clicked then it will give over access to your Gmail account -- and turn it into a tool for spreading the hack further. As such, experts have advised people to only click on Google Doc links they are absolutely sure about. If you have already clicked on such a link, or may have done, inform your workplace IT staff as the account may have been compromised. The hack doesn't only appear to be affecting Gmail accounts but a range of corporate and business ones that use Google's email service too. If you think you may have clicked on it, you should head to Google's My Account page. Head to the permissions option and remove the 'Google Doc' app, which appears the same as any other."UPDATE 5/3/17: Here's Google's official statement on today's phishing attack: "We have taken action to protect users against an email impersonating Google Docs & have disabled offending accounts. We've removed the fake pages, pushed updates through Safe Browsing, and our abuse team is working to prevent this kind of spoofing from happening again. We encourage users to report phishing emails in Gmail."
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Google Was Warned About This Week's Mass Phishing Email Attack Six Years Ago (vice.com)34
Posted by BeauHD on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:20PM from the come-back-to-haunt dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard:For almost six years, Google knew about the exact technique that someone used to trick around one million people into giving away access to their Google accounts to hackers on Wednesday. Even more worrisome: other hackers might have known about this technique as well. On October 4, 2011, a researcher speculated in a mailing list that hackers could trick users into giving them access to their accounts
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