Several users of the gmail were the target of a massive phishing attack on Wednesday (03), received emails from people known to warn that a certain document had been shared on Google Docs.
How do you handle the attack?
It is a scheme of 'Phishing'that intends to steal users' Google account and all data associated with it. Security companies also warn that many hackers may conduct similar attacks where they abuse the OAuth protocol, not only through Google, but Facebook e LinkedIn.
"It is spam, which after clicking the button highlighted in the respective email, directs the user to a fake application, called" Google Docs ", the message asks for a change to be made in some document of the application, once this is done, guides you to log in to your Google account ”.
The application now has access to your data, can send data through your account and manages your contact list, making the scam spread quickly over the internet. If you receive an email with a Google Doc link to click do not.
What does Google say?
O Google has already confirmed that its users are being targeted by this attack from the Gmail email service and said that the problem is being solved, thus preventing the viability of further attacks.
