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Big news for Gmail users. Everyone who uses Gmail is at risk. Hackers have started scamming Gmails through AI phishing.
Can it be avoided? And what role is Google playing in it? Let's find out.
Gmail users have started to be lured by AI-powered hackers into their web of lies and deception. They are creating fraud methods that look very good to steal passwords. They are using their techniques. Improving so that Gmail can defraud users.
According to Google, Gmail has more than 2.5 billion users worldwide, making it a huge opportunity for fraudsters and cybercriminals to take advantage of.
Sam Mitrovic, a consultant at Microsoft Solutions, recently fell victim to such a phishing scam, which started with a request to restore a Gmail account and ended with a phone call that the person on the other end said was From Google Support.
"The man asked if I was traveling," Mitrovic added. When I said no, he asked if I logged in from Germany, to which I said no. Then the caller threatened that a hacker had accessed your Gmail account last week.
During the call, Mitrovic did some online research and found that the phone number was listed on Google's business pages, further clarifying the fraud. It wasn't until the caller's voice sounded artificial that Mitrovich realized he was talking to an AI-powered impostor.
This dangerous phishing attempt illustrates another recent case described by Gary Tan, founder of Y- Combinator.
Tan warned after receiving a similar dangerous AI-powered phishing call, the fraudster said they were verifying her identity because they had received her fake death certificate. "Do not click yes on this dialog," Tin said, adding that the phishing scam was intended to bypass standard security measures for his account.
In addition to AI-powered phone fraud, cybercriminals are also misusing legitimate Google tools, such as Google Forms, to make their phishing schemes more successful.
Scammers send you threatening emails from Google's servers to trick users into giving them their passwords.
To combat these increasingly dangerous attacks, Google has launched the Global Signal Exchange (GSE), established in collaboration with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance and the DNS Research Federation.
The objective of GSE is to provide real awareness of cybercrime, through which the information of fraudsters can be shared, and they can be traced. In addition, their "ultimate goal" can also be known. Google's senior director of trust and safety said, “Develop a user-friendly solution that will work at the scale of the Internet.
Gmail users should be alert when they receive calls and requests about unexpected login and recovery of their account, do not share your security password with anyone unnecessarily.
If someone claims to be a Google support person, they must be called and verified first, and do not give out your personal information under any circumstances.
This is how we can stop these rising incidents and scams.