All 1.8 billion active Gmail users need to read this warning before opening the next letter in their inbox.
. Designed to verify emails supposedly sent by legitimate corporations and organizations, an email in your Gmail inbox with a blue checkmark was supposed to indicate that you can safely open the missive without worrying about getting scammed, spammed, or hacked.The aforementioned Plummer discovered a way for bad actors to have a blue checkmark"verify" their phished gmail. Plummer submitted a bug report with Google after spotting a scammer sending a verified email impersonating UPS.
Google has now made this flaw a P1 which means it is a top-priority fix. But until it is fixed, Gmail users need to be on the lookout for verified Gmail that is not from the company that it claims to be from. As always, do not click on any links and certainly do not give away any information such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, expiration dates, and security codes.
Most companies these days will not send you texts or emails with links. Most will not ask for any of the information we mentioned above. And even when Google does exterminate this bug, a blue checkmark does not give you card blanche for spewing out personal information that can cost you your hard-earned money. And the speed at which a scammer can take your personal information and run up your credit cards, clean out your bank account, hijack your wireless account, and lock you out is incredible.
The best thing to do is to maintain a very cautious attitude and be alert blue checkmark or no blue checkmark!
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