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Technology
Darragh Murphy

Watch out — this official-looking Google email is actually from scammers and can take over your account

Gmail logo on iPhone.

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 around appears to be from Google itself.

Developer Nick Johnson (via X) was the target of a complex phishing attack that sees scammers send real-looking emails from Google, slipping past Gmail security and appearing to be a signed email from Google. As noted by Johnson, it even appears as a legitimate security alert.

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