Google and Alleged Hosting of Phishing Sites
June 23, 2011
Has Google become a phishing buddy? That’s what F-Secure is saying in “Phishing Sites Hosted on Google Servers.”
An examination of spreadsheets on Google Docs reveals various phishing sites. What makes these attacks particularly nasty is that they “are hosted on the real Google.com, complete with a valid SSL certificate.” F-Secure provides screen shots of what appears to be particularly high-quality phishing. Even more confusing, “apparent Google employees are linking to” phishing forms.
If F-Secure’s right, this is very unsettling. Savvy users have prided themselves for years on being able to spot and avoid phishing attempts. But these spreadsheets have experts scratching their heads as to their validity. If they’re not sure, how can the average user tell the difference?
Stephen E. Arnold, June 23, 2011
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