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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

In a campaign targeting Gmail users some of these elements all came together. These often start with a call to users, claiming their Gmail account has been compromised. The goal is to convince the target to provide the criminals with the user’s Gmail recovery code, claiming it’s needed to restore the account.

Y'all, if somebody doesn't know by now that Google is not in the habit of being that proactively helpful, then maybe they shouldn't be on the internet anymore.