Gmail users, beware—a new scam is on the rise, and one tech expert warns it's "extremely sophisticated."
Nick Johnson, the lead developer of Ethereum Name Service (ENS), was the first to draw attention to the sneaky new scam, which involves scammers spoofing Google to create legitimate-looking communications. They use those emails to convince Gmail users to enter their Google credentials, which they can then use to take control of your account.
Johnson was targeted by the scam recently and warns that it "exploits a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure," which could lead to even more of the cyber attacks.
Recently I was targeted by an extremely sophisticated phishing attack, and I want to highlight it here. It exploits a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure, and given their refusal to fix it, we're likely to see it a lot more. Here's the email I got: pic.twitter.com/tScmxj3um6
— nick.eth (@nicksdjohnson) April 16, 2025The email came from a legitimate no-reply at Google's domain, and was even filed within the same thread as other actual communications from the internet giant. It implied that the recipient's personal account information had been subpoenaed by law enforcement and offered a link to "examine the case materials" or "submit a protest," which drives to "a very convincing 'support portal' page" using Google Sites, making it seem even more legitimate with the Google domain in the URL.
There are a few clues that identify it as not real, though, including a header signed by accounts.google.com but sent by privateemail.com and a strange recipient address.
Additionally, at the bottom of the message is "a lot of whitespace...followed by 'Google Legal Support was granted access to your Google Account' and a repeat of the strange recipient address.
According to the FTC, if you receive this or any other phishing email, you can report it by forwarding it to the Anti-Phishing Working Group at [email protected] or to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
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