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« on: May 07, 2017, 04:05:14 pm »

Here's how the sneaky Gmail phishing attack fooled victims with a fake Google Docs app

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<p>Google Docs was pulled into a sneaky email phishing attack on Tuesday that was designed to trick users into giving up access to their Gmail accounts.</p><p>The phishing emails, which circulated for about three hours before Google stopped them, invited the recipient to open what appeared to be a Google Doc. The teaser was a blue box that said, “Open in Docs.”</p><p>In reality, the link led to a dummy app that asked users for permission to access their Gmail account.</p><figure class="large "><img src="" border="0" alt="screen shot 2017 05 03 at 2.38.57 pm" width="700" height="208" data-imageid="100721140"/> <small class="credit">Reddit</small> <figcaption>
<p>An example of the phishing email that circulated on Tuesday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3194366/security/sneaky-gmail-phishing-attack-fools-with-fake-google-docs-app.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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