Stay Vigilant: Google Docs Phishing Scams Spreading Rapidly

Phishing scam sophistication is increasing every day, making them more difficult to detect and avoid at the same time. A wide variety of file-sync and share platforms are now available for users, making scammers impute these services and try to infect your computer with fake documents or folders. 

The latest phishing attack has been discovered, aimed at Google Docs/Gmail users, and has spread like wildfire over the internet since this afternoon. A sophisticated and infuriatingly subtle phishing site enabled these people to gain full access to your Gmail with just a click or two. They forwarded all the phishing emails sent to the people you emailed to them. 

In a worrying new phishing scam highlighted by cybersecurity software company Check Point, an email spoofing scam bypasses its usual detection measures. This is to reach victims’ inboxes without being detected by usual measures. This phishing scam is described by researchers as an evolution of BEC (business email compromise) 3.0, which refers to a method of gaining access to a target’s mailbox by using legitimate sites for malicious purposes. 

It is extremely concerning that a scam with the potential to reach workers could be so successful, especially since many companies favor Google Workspace’s office software. Google announced earlier this week that the company had taken steps to prevent impersonator emails. It disabled t

[…]
Content was cut in order to protect the source.Please visit the source for the rest of the article.