You’d expect a phishing scam to be riddled with typos or strange email addresses. But one new scheme is anything but sloppy.

Johnson received an email from Google suggesting a legal subpoena had been issued and access to his account was required. While it may sound implausible, the scam appeared genuine because the ...

The company reiterated that it never asks for account credentials -- including passwords, one-time codes (OTPs), or confirmation prompts -- via email or phone. Google also advised users to verify ...

In his first post, Johnson includes a screenshot of the scam email claiming that Google had been served a subpoena requiring it to produce a copy of his Google account data. Also: Clicked on a ...

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. The email warned Johnson that Google had received a subpoena to produce a copy of his Google account. Clicking on a ...

The attack came to light when software developer Nick Johnson posted on X about receiving an official-looking email from “[email protected]” that claimed a subpoena had been issued for his ...

In a rather clever attack, hackers leveraged a weakness that allowed them to send a fake email that seemed delivered from Google’s systems, passing all verifications but pointing to a fraudulent ...

A new phishing email doing the rounds is actually signed by Google. The email also directs users to a Google Sites page in order to capture a victim’s account credentials. Google is reportedly ...

Phishing scams are always trying to trick users into forking over their important information, and while many have telltale signs that give away that its from scammers, a new phishing email going ...