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Andy Edser

Malwarebytes says a fake Google Account security page is distributing 'what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild'

An angler using Google as bait.

Cybersecurity provider Malwarebytes has thrown up a red flag regarding a fake Google Account security page that it says is distributing "what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild", and it's capable of infecting Windows, Apple, and Google Android devices.

In a blog post breaking down the methodology of the attack, Malwarebytes says that the infiltration begins with what appears to be a genuine Google Account security check, from a page with Google's familiar stylesheet and with an official-looking domain.

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