Fake Google “Suspicious Sign-In Prevented” Emails Lead to Phishing Site

snoopy · Jan 30, 2014

Fake Google “Suspicious Sign-In Prevented” Emails Lead to Phishing Site
The phishing page is hosted on a legitimate-looking domain

Google customers are advised to be on the lookout for fake notifications that inform them of suspicious login attempts. Experts have found that such emails are being sent out by cybercriminals to lure users to phishing sites.

The emails are entitled “Suspicious sign-in prevented” and they read something like this:
“Someone recently used wrong passwords to try to sign in to your Google Account. We prevented the sign-in attempt in case this was a hijacker trying to access your account. Please review the details of the sign-in attempt.

If you do not recognize this sign-in attempt, someone else might be trying to access your account. You should check activity immediately.”

The main problem with this phishing attack is that Google actually sends users such emails in case suspicious login attempts are detected.

However, cybercriminals have also been sending out such emails over the past years. In some cases, the bogus notifications are utilized to distribute malware, while in others, to lure people to phishing sites.
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Details plus screenshots here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake...ted-Emails-Lead-to-Phishing-Site-422210.shtml

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