Massive data breaches and targeted phishing campaigns are continuing to put billions of Gmail users at risk. If you haven’t yet taken proactive steps to harden your Google account, the time to act is now.
Google has renewed its warnings to its 2.5 billion Gmail subscribers following a wave of credential-harvesting attacks linked to high-profile threat groups. These warnings, issued in late July and again on August 8, highlight an uptick in phishing attempts designed to trick users into surrendering their login credentials.
Google has attributed recent campaigns to a threat actor known as ShinyHunters, a cybercrime collective notorious for large-scale data leaks and extortion attempts. The group has launched a data leak site (DLS) as part of its strategy to pressure both corporations and individuals into paying ransom. Extortion emails tied to this campaign often use spoofed domains such as:
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