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Republished on August 17 with new Gmail hacking warning.<\/p>\n
Google has confirmed<\/a> that Gmail attacks are surging, as hackers steal passwords to gain access to accounts. This also means a surge in \u201csuspicious sign in prevented\u201d emails, Google\u2019s warning<\/a> that \u201cit recently blocked an attempt to access your account.\u201d<\/p>\n Attackers know this \u2014 that Gmail user concerns are heightened by security warnings<\/a>, and they use this to frame their attacks. \u201cSometimes hackers try to copy the \u2018suspicious sign in prevented\u2019 email,\u201d Google warns, \u201cto steal other people\u2019s account information,\u201d which then gives those hackers access to user accounts.<\/p>\n If you receive this Google email warning, do not click on any link or button within the email itself. Instead, \u201cgo to your Google Account, on the left navigation panel, click security, and on the recent security events panel, click to review security events.\u201d<\/p>\n If any of the events raise concerns \u2014 times or locations or devices you do not recognize \u2014 then \u201con the top of the page click secure your account\u201d to change your password.<\/p>\n ForbesIf You Get This Message, Your Google Account Is Under AttackBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n If you do click a link from within this email or any other email purporting to come from Google, you will be taken to a sign-in page that will be a malicious fake<\/a>. If you enter your user name and password into that page, you risk them being stolen by hackers to hijack your account. And that will give them access to everything.<\/p>\n This is the same risk as the recent Amazon refund scam<\/a>, which texts a link for a fake Amazon refund, but which actually steals login credentials. The answer is twofold. First, never click any such link in a text message or email. And second, add passkeys to your Google, Amazon and other accounts to stop such hijacks.<\/p>\n This exploitation of seemingly legitimate emails, messages and calls that perfectly mimic the content and style of the real thing has become an alarming theme in the last year. This also includes exploiting legitimate infrastructure to add authenticity.<\/p>\n Beyond adding passkeys and shoring up two-factor authentication<\/a> with something other than SMS, the key rule is never to use links to access accounts. Always use your app or the sign-in page you usually use in your browser.<\/p>\n Account hijacks are painful, and while there are mechanisms to recover lost accounts<\/a>, these can be time consuming and will not stop the content in your account from being stolen. It takes just seconds to secure your accounts \u2014 do that now.<\/p>\n ForbesMicrosoft Confirms \u2018Last Update\u2019 For 700 Million Windows UsersBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n Those same account defenses will protect you from the latest Gmail attacks, which use fake voicemail notifications to steal login credentials to gain access to accounts. Malware analyst Anurag flagged the issue on Reddit<\/a>, as a \u201cseemingly harmless\u201d email claimed \u201cI had a \u2018New Voice Notification\u2019\u201d with \u201ca big \u2018Listen to Voicemail\u2019 button.\u201d<\/p>\n