Gmail Phishing Attack

Original release date: June 02, 2011 | Last revised: October 23, 2012

US-CERT is aware of public reports of a phishing attack that specifically targets US government and military officials’ Gmail accounts. The attack arrives via an email sent from a spoofed address of an individual or agency known to the targeted user. The email contains a “view download” link that leads to a fake Gmail login page. The login information is then sent to an attacker. Google has indicated that this phishing campaign has been disrupted and that affected parties have been notified.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to do the following to help mitigate the risks:

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