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Kevin Okemwa

A "super realistic" AI-generated scam call almost cost a Microsoft consultant and potentially 2.5 billion others access to Gmail: "I would give them an A for effort"

Anonymous computer hacker in white mask and hoodie. Obscured dark face using laptop computer for cyber attack and calling on cellphone.

What you need to know

  • Microsoft solutions consultant Sam Mitrovic recently published a blog post highlighting how he almost lost access to his Gmail account to hackers using a super realistic AI scam.
  • The hackers purported to be part of Google's Support team (with discretely disguised phone number and email address) to lure the consultant into sharing intricate and confidential details about his Gmail account.
  • While the phone number was featured on Google's Business Page, the consultant discovered that the email address used to contact him was under a non-Google domain.
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