Batu69 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 People are tweeting out a concerning Google email alert they received, which notes state-sponsored hackers are trying to break into their account. The alert reads: "Government-backed attackers may be trying to steal your password." Following the highly publicized suspicions that Russian hackers are lurking in our midst, the alerts become a little more alarming. These warnings are not new, though. Google has been advising users of government-backed attacks since 2012. In March, the company launched a full page warning, as shown in the tweets below. It does not indicate which country is behind the attempted hack. If you are being targeted by one of these sophisticated hackers, consider yourself special. Google notes these warnings only get sent to a mere 0.1% of users who are normally activists, journalists and policy-makers. A Google spokesperson told Mashable you should be alert but not alarmed. "We send these warnings out of an abundance of caution — they do not indicate that a user's account has already been compromised or that a more widespread attack is occurring when they receive the notice," the spokesperson said. "Anyone that receives one should follow the instructions in the warning, and we further recommend that all users routinely do a Google Account Security Checkup." So stay strong, know you are not alone and then change all your passwords. Quickly. Still terrified? Here's some extra reading on how to deal with serious hackers. Not this again! Dear Kremlin, please stop. pic.twitter.com/BxhMDvpncf — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) November 23, 2016 Lovely. (not a phishing email, alert popped up on my actual Gmail account) pic.twitter.com/c7zdxKfXRr — Aric Toler (@AricToler) October 11, 2016 Not this again! Dear Kremlin, please stop. pic.twitter.com/BxhMDvpncf — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) November 23, 2016 UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 7:08 p.m.: Google provided a statement for concerned users. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausch Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hmmm, I guess the NSA does not need hackers to hack into gmail accounts, google saves them the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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