Gmail has confirmed that cyber criminals are hacking using artificial intelligence (AI) and they have already warned their two and a half million users.
According to a Economic Times report on Sunday, cyber criminals are introducing themselves as members of Google Support using credible collar ID. In this case, they first reported that his account was hacked and they were helping to recover it. Later the so -called 'Support Agent' sends an email to the user's Gmail account. This email seems to be real. The email is sent to the user a recovery code, which is the main strategy of cheating.
It is reported that Jack Latta, the founder of the 'Hack Club', can first understand this fraud. “His voice sounded like a real engineer,” he told Forbes. The connection was very clear, and his pronunciation was like Americans. '
Cyber criminals use this technique to hand over users' login information and enter into the account.
Cyber security expert Spencer Starkey said, “Hackers are constantly uniting new strategies. The institutions have to develop security systems and take immediate action against each cyber threat. '
The New York Post said Wi-Combinator founder, Gary Tan X, posted a warning on this topic. He writes, 'The fraudsters say that they are checking whether you are alive and whether a relative has filed a death certificate wrongly in your name. This is a very tactical fraud, so that you allow the password to recover. '
Similar experience was Microsoft Solution Consultant Sam Mitravich. He wrote in a blog post, 'First I get a Google Account Recovery Notification. An hour later a phone call comes. '
For the first time he ignored the call Sam. But when he called the second time, he received it. “There was an American voice, a very gentle and professional sound,” he said. However, the phone number was Australia. '
The fraudster said Sam's account had suspicious activities and wanted to know if it was logged in from Germany. At this stage, Sam said he was not in Germany. However, the person who called him told him that someone had been using his mail for a week.
Although Sam first believed the matter, he later found that the address of the follow-up email was suspicious. Then he stopped answering.
In a Forbes report under the circumstances arose, Gmail has been warned for users. It has been said that if you get an unknown call, be patient and cut the call. Google never calls directly, so don't trust the phone call from Google Support. Check the account login information from Gmail's' Resent Activity option. Use Google search to verify the phone number. Do not share the reset code or any other information.
It has also been said that two levels of security are on to keep your Gmail account safe. It is important not to use strong passwords and click the unknown link.
