Gmail rolled out a blue checkmark security indicator, but hackers are already abusing the feature - here's what to do about it.
It looks like a genuine email from UPS. But it’s not. A look at that domain name following the “@ “symbol should make you question it. Furthermore, if the suspicious UPS email asks you for personal information to deliver a package, you shouldn’t provide it.
Hackers might want to steal information like your address, birth date, and social security number. In turn, they might use this information for other nefarious activities resulting in additional harm. Plummer contacted Google to detail the security issue, but the company initially dismissed his concerns.’s authoritative stamp of approval, which end users are going to trust. This message went from a Facebook account, to a UK netblock, to O365, to me. Nothing about this is legit. Google just doesn’t want to deal with this report honestly.Thankfully, Google changed its mind. The Gmail blue checkmark security issue is now a severe, high-priority bug that Google will patch.
We apologize again for the confusion and we understand our initial response might have been frustrating, thank you so much for pressing on for us to take a closer look at this! It’s unclear how long it’ll take for Google to repair this particular bug. Until then, you shouldn’t trust those blue checkmarks that appear in Gmail. Maybe not even after that. Just keep checking that the sender’s address doesn’t look fishy. And continue to never offer personal information over email. Also, you should contact a company’s customer care and see if the email you’ve just received is genuine.
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