![]() Lithuanian bad actor Evaldas Rimasauskas allegedly impersonated Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer by sending phishing emails to employees at both companies, requesting payment for goods and services. The employees were tricked into sending upwards of $100 million to overseas bank accounts. CNBC reports Google and Facebook were victims of an elaborate phishing attack that targeted employees at both companies. However, this is only one of many methods con artists can use to dupe unwitting victims.Įven employees of large internet firms are not immune to phishing attacks. An OAuth token allows Gmail users to grant actual useful third-party apps access to their Google accounts. Victims who fall for the trap will be directed to an actual Google page, where they unknowingly authorize the “Google Defender” app to view and manage their email.Įven though the victim hasn’t given up a login password to their account, they have still handed over what’s known as an OAuth token. The email is a ruse designed to get the users to give up their special access token for their Google account. ![]() E spionage group “ Pawn Storm ” sends out a fake email to Gmail users with the subject line: “Your account is in danger.” The email claims there have been several unexpected sign-in attempts into the user’s account and suggests the user install the “Google Defender” app.
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