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URGENT: New Google scam speading FAST

PostAuthor: Anthea » Wed May 03, 2017 11:25 pm

Beware of invites to Google docs: Experts warn phishing attack 'spreading like crazy'

    Phishing scam is tricking users give hackers access their Google accounts

    Email is being sent to potential victims with a link to view a Google Doc

    Clicking the link redirects users to what appears to be Google-hosted page

    Selecting 'allow' gives hackers access to accounts and any information inside

    The email is then sent to anyone the user has emailed and all of their contacts

A malicious email is spreading through the internet like wildlife and it includes an invitation to view a Google Doc.

Users are asked to click on the link, which ultimate gives the hackers behind the attack access to the contents of their Google accounts, including email, contacts and documents.

Not only are victims' accounts controlled by a malicious party, but if users follow the instructions, the same email is sent to anyone they have ever emailed and their contacts.

The scam seems to have surfaced sometime Wednesday afternoon and appeared to first target journalists - many reports from BuzzFeed, Hearst, New York Magazine and Gizmodo reported receiving the infected email.

However, looking at one of the emails shared by Joe Berstein from Buzzfeed, it is clear to see that something is just not right.

The malicious emails appeared to be addressed to 'hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@mailinator.com' with recipients BCCed.

Victims have noted that the email sender may be someone you know or who is one of your contacts.

Users are asked to click on a link to view a document, which provides the hackers access to the contents of their Google accounts, including email, contacts and online documents, according to security experts who reviewed the scheme.

Clicking the malicious link takes users to a real Google-hosted page that presents them with a list of their accounts, TechCrunch reported.

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Re: URGENT: New Google scam speading FAST

PostAuthor: Anthea » Wed May 03, 2017 11:29 pm

Here’s what you need to know:

    Clicking the link takes you to a real Google-hosted page, with a list of your Google accounts ready to click

    It asks you to select an account and provide an app called “Google Docs” — yes, they were somehow allowed to name a third-party app “Google Docs” — with account permissions

    As soon as you click the “ALLOW” button, this not-at-all-actually-Google Docs app now has permission to read your emails and email all your contacts… the latter of which it’ll start doing pretty much immediately, spreading the worm to pretty much everyone you’ve ever emailed.

This one is super sneaky; pretty much the only way to detect it before falling for it is to click the small “Google Docs” link on the actual Google-hosted page and notice that the developer info seems… off.

PLEASE FOLLOW LINK BELOW:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/03/psa-t ... -you-know/
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