Gmail Users Face Serious Risk Of Being Hacked: Beware Of These Emails In Your Inbox

Gmail has a major scam warning and Google is seriously worried about how it can be used to hack users, and steal their data. The mailing client used by billions has been given major security upgrades but hackers are getting equally smarter and sophisticated, which means people might not be even alarmed in some cases and give these scammers easy access to their account.

The new Gmail scam has definitely alarmed Google, so much that the company had to intervene and act on the issues that have made it easy for the hackers to bypass its stringent system. 

Gmail Scam: What Are Hackers Doing 

Google says there is a critical malware campaign on the rise which the hackers are using to dupe their victims and coercing them into sharing their private details. The warning has come about after a user named Nick Johnson shared a scary post on X which details the modus operandi of these scams and it does look worrying. 

He claims he got a very official-looking mail from Google with an email address that would generally not worry people. However, the content of the mail should have been enough to set the alarm bells ringing. Johnson says the mail was about a subpoena issued for his Google account data. The email even had a link for the Google-like support page which was actually the phishing site where the hackers wanted the victim to share their details. 

Official-Like Emails: How To Identify? 

The concerns get more grave when Johnson speaks about the sophistication of the mail and how it seemed to have passed Google’s stringent checks before an email reaches your inbox. Mails like these, where subpoena is involved, is not likely to come through Google, and most people should be careful about clicking on links in these emails, no matter how legitimate the email looks. 

Google’s Quick Action 

The company has realised the issue and talked about how the phishing campaign was spreading at large. Google even highlighted the flaws that were exploited to push these emails without getting caught. The company will soon push out updates to fix the loophole that makes these attacks vulnerable. 

AI scams are on the rise but this Gmail phishing scam sounds scary not only because of how the hackers were able to exploit the vulnerabilities but also make the user believe the mail is genuine. Google says till the time its update fixes the issues, they should not click or open emails with threats or warnings like these. The company also says you should enable two-factor security for your Gmail account and even enable passkey to make its security stronger.