Phishing is not hacking. Users were tricked more than violated ... And other lessons from yesterday's made-up story. "Gmail Hack" was scattered across media headlines yesterday, inciting the rumor that Google's popular email platform had been the victim of a cyber-attack.. It wasn't true. Google was not hacked, a company spokesman tells Fast Company. Some users were duped into supplying passwords to fraudulent emails masquerading as trustworthy sources (known as phishing)--a very common occurance.. Decoding the reality of the Instagram 'breach' as a social engineering tactic, exposing user naiveté and press exaggeration.. Phishing Awareness, Email Safety, Cybersecurity Lessons. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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