Avoid This Gmail Phishing Scam

Please read the summary below about a Gmail phishing scam aimed at stealing your Gmail username and password and how to avoid it.  Link to the full article

Like other phishing attacks, this one starts with an email. Instead of a random person, the email may appear to have been sent by someone you know, and it may include an image of an attachment you recognize from the sender.

To protect yourself against this attack,  you will need to pay close attention to your browser's location bar when you're signing into Gmail. The location bar should read "https://accounts.google.com…." and if you see this and only this, you should be good to go. In this attack, the address in the location bar will include "data:text/html," before the usual "https://accounts.google.com….".

If ever you feel your account has been compromised, please change your password right away, and as always, please reach out if you have any questions.