Google's Threat Analysis Group says it saw new activity from some Indian “hack-for-hire” firms in Q1 2020, which spoofed WHO Gmail accounts for spearfishing
Google also discloses seven coordinated political influence campaigns that took place on its platforms during Q1 2020.
ZDNet Catalin Cimpanu
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Discussion
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@mishichoudhary
Mishi Choudhary
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“We've seen new activity from “hack-for-hire” firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the WHO. The accounts have largely targeted business leaders in financial services, consulting, and healthcare corporations” https://blog.google/...
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@andreas212nyc
Andreas Sandre
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“On any given day, Google's Threat Analysis Group is tracking more than 270 targeted or government-backed attacker groups from more than 50 countries,” writes @ShaneHuntley. “We're seeing a resurgence in #COVID-related hacking and phishing attempts.” https://www.blog.google/...
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@timwattsmp
Tim Watts MP
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Good to see Google following Facebook's lead on these quaterly coordinated inauthentic behaviour reports https://twitter.com/...
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@evacide
Eva
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If you're interested in online government influence campaigns, the Google TAG report is a must-read: https://blog.google/...
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@patrickmoorhead
Patrick Moorhead
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HaaS- Hacking as a Service. https://twitter.com/...
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@kent_walker
Kent Walker
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Today, @google's Threat Analysis Group released their latest findings on government-backed phishing, threats, and disinformation. Plus see TAG's new bulletin updating on our work against accounts linked to coordinated influence campaigns. https://blog.google/...
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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Some new malicious cyber activity stats from Google, including 1,755 state-backed hacking alerts in April and the rise of contract hacking groups exploiting the coronavirus. https://blog.google/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
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Google TAG has published its first-ever TAG quarterly bulletin In Q1 2020: - Google highlighted the growing “hack-for-hire” companies in India - Google also disclosed 7 influence operations carried out on its platforms (YouTube, Play Store, ad network) https://www.zdnet.com/... h…
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@camillefrancois
Camille François
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👏A big “chapeau” to all my former colleagues at @Google for pushing this transparency update through, and for committing to publish a quarterly bulletin about coordinated influence campaigns across Google properties: https://blog.google/...
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@gchaslot
Guillaume Chaslot
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Google is now more transparent about government-backed hacking and disinformation👏 https://twitter.com/...