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Gmail users warned of cyber threat
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IANS | 23 Jul, 2018
Gmail users have been alerted about a new Google Mail feature which
could be leveraged by online crooks to carry out a wave of scams, media
reported.
The company, in April, unveiled its brand new design
which introduced a clean new user interface and a swathe of new features
including the ability to snooze a message, auto-generate smart replies
and self-destruct emails in the brand new "Confidential Mode".
"It's the Confidential Mode which is at the centre of security fears," Express.co.uk reported on Saturday.
The
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly issued an alert on the
"potential emerging threat... for nefarious activity" with the Gmail
redesign, the report said.
"We have reached out to Google to
inform them of intelligence relevant to their services and to partner to
improve our mutual interests in cyber security," Lesley Fulop, DHS
spokesperson said.
Central to these fears was the new
"Confidential Email" feature that can require users to click a link in
order to access these messages.
If you're a Gmail user using the
official Google Mail website then the "Confidential Email" appears when
you click to open it. It shows a date for when the content will expire
and informs the users that the email can't be forwarded or downloaded.
However,
its different if you're a Gmail user viewing the message as a
third-party client or a non-Gmail user who receives a confidential
email.
In those cases, instead of the message appearing in their
browser, users have to click a button to view the email. And this is
where the security fears lie.
With the Gmail redesign, scammers
could send out fake versions of confidential email alerts and trick a
user into entering sensitive details.
"The tech giant is
committed to protecting the security of users' personal information and
hence, had created "machine learning" algorithms to detect potential
phishing scams that cyber criminals carry out," said Google spokesman
Brooks Hocog.
Phishing scams are where cyber criminals try to
trick victims into clicking on seemingly trustworthy links in order to
steal sensitive personal information.
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