Over 12,000 Google Users Hit by Government Hackers in 3rd Quarter of 2019

Imranmt

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As part of its active efforts to protect billions of online users, Google identified and warned over 12,000 of its users who were targeted by a government-backed hacking attempt in the third quarter of this year.
According to a report published by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), more than 90 percent of the targeted users were hit with "credential phishing emails" that tried to trick victims into handing over access to their Google account.
 

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