Google rolls out new security measures to prevent reprise of Google Docs phishing scam

[Guest Yoni Heisler]

Earlier this year, a nasty and somewhat sophisticated phishing scam targeting Google users began spreading rapidly. The phishing campaign worked by sending unsuspecting users a message indicating that someone from within their contacts list had shared a Google Doc with them. An accompanying link would then whisk users away to an actual sign-in page from Google whereby they were then prompted to authorize a fake app masquerading as "Google Docs." Once authorized, the folks behind the campaign were able to attain access to a user's emails and contact list and cause all sorts of harm.

 

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