You have been warned — here’s what you must do.
Google has confirmed that user accounts are under attack. And while the spiraling threat from infostealers is now out of control, almost 40% of “successful intrusions” come from phishing attacks that steal user names and passwords.
While Gmail accounts are prized above all, once a hacker has control of your Google account credentials they can access all the Google services you use, as well as any other third-party apps and services that rely on your Google credentials to sign-in.
Old school phishing attacks using poorly written messages and emails are being replaced by nicely written, grammatically correct lures courtesy of AI. And when you click a link through to a fake login page, it’s now a perfect replica of the real thing.
