Hackers are using fake Google Calendar emails to steal personal data. The emails often impersonate popular brands and trick users into clicking malicious links that lead to phishing pages designed to steal financial information.
Hackers have found a crafty new way to attack users, and if you have a Google account, you'd be wise to switch on a simple setting immediately. The latest threat, which has been spotted by the team at Check Point, is taking advantage of those using Google Calendar .
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