Gmail swamped with phishing emails | TechTree.com

Gmail swamped with phishing emails

A sinister technique is being used to invade your privacy. Beware of emails that bait you into revealing your personal data.

 

Cybercriminals are shortlisting potential victims and working to collect their personal data through advanced phishing attacks.

These bait attacks are one technique employed by cybercriminals to test out email addresses they've acquired and see who is willing to respond.

As the emails sent out in bait attacks don't include any malicious attachments, links or malware, so they are able to bypass email security systems and successfully arrive in your inbox.

Bait attacks, also known as reconnaissance attacks, are emails with very short or even empty content. 

The purpose of these emails is to verify the existence of a target’s email address or to trick the target into a conversation that could potentially lead to them transferring money or sharing personal details.

To avoid detection, cybergoons launching these attacks typically use brand new email accounts from free email services like Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail. 90% of bait phishing emails were sent using Gmail. 

They don’t bombard inboxes with email, they send these emails sporadically in order to slide past bulk or anomaly-based detectors.


TAGS: Gmail, Gmail Block Feature, Inbox by Gmail, Phishing

 
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