Fake Google Security alerts … I think we’ve talked about this before

Monday has another week of news coming from Malwarebytes. This is interesting because this Google thing definitely sounds familiar.

The short version is that someone called someone pretending to be Google. The actor challenged the recipient by telling them they can call the number back, but the number did not go to the actor.

The scheme works because you are called claiming that your account is at risk, but in all actuality, you are giving access to the actor.

If you are new to the blog, or have never seen this, please read this Malwarebytes article titled How to spot the latest fake Gmail security alerts which goes in to detail on what to look for.

Stop me if you’ve seen this before.