Focuses on phishing attacks that specifically target Gmail users, including credential harvesting schemes, OAuth abuse, and spoofed Google notifications. Articles provide Gmail-specific detection methods and security configurations to block these threats.
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In March 2021, Google disclosed that it blocks more than 100 million phishing emails daily — and Gmail remains the single largest target for sophisticated credential theft campaigns worldwide. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported that phishing was the number one crime type by victim count in
A Phone Call From "Google" That Wasn't Google at All In late 2024, a Gmail user received a phone call from what appeared to be a legitimate Google support number. The caller warned of suspicious account activity, walked them through a fake recovery process, and captured
A Developer Nearly Lost Everything to a Fake Google Support Call In early 2025, a widely reported attack targeted Gmail users with a phone call that appeared to come from Google's actual support number. The caller — using AI-generated voice — told the victim their account had been compromised. They
