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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14406689/Gmail-users-scam-hackers-stealing-banking-sensitive-data.html
Warning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over 'devastating' scam
stealing banking and sensitive data
All 1.8 billion Gmail users have been issued a 'red alert'
over a scam that lets hackers gain access to accounts.
The attack uses AI to craft deepfake robocalls and malicious
emails capable of bypassing security filters.
The combination works to convince victims their Gmail account
has been compromised.
Users receive a phone call that suspicious activity was
detected in their account and are told an email is soon to
follow with steps to rectify the issue.
The email includes a fake website that looks identical to
Google's, which prompts users to enter their login credentials.
Cybersecurity experts warned that the goal of this campaign
'is to convince the target to provide the criminals with the
user's Gmail recovery code, claiming it's needed to restore
the account.'
But it is not just Gmail accounts that are compromised, all
other services connected to the platform are also open to
hackers.
. . .
More of the same old - but it STILL WORKS.
The SCALE here however is off-the-scale.
A for-pay mail account with a 'less prominent'
provider for yer biz/bank stuff might be smart.
Giant services create a giant target for Vlad
and Xi and friends.
In any case, at this scale of fraud, if even a
tenth of a percent fall for the ruse then the
little hacks have MADE THEIR FORTUNE. Yer money
has already been cleaned through several bitcoin
accounts and is building Russian hypersonic
missiles .......
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