How I recognized and handled a social engineering call spoofing Google support
By
Jameson Lopp
Summary
The author recounts receiving a call on July 4th from a social engineer spoofing Google's official support number. Having previously collected these spoofed numbers from victims, the author recognized the call immediately. The article details the experience of engaging with the scammer, the techniques used in social engineering attacks targeting Google users, and provides insight into how these scams operate and how to recognize them.
Source
Twitter / XHow I recognized and handled a social engineering call spoofing Google supportblog.casa.ioKey quotes
· 3 pulledYes, my phone informed me that I was getting a call from a social engineer.
After speaking with people who have been targeted by social engineers posing as Google support agents, I've collected the official Google phone numbers that they spoof when making their initial calls and put them in my phone's address book.
I picked up the phone,
You might also wanna read
Google Phone app adds scam detection for AI-powered contact impersonation calls
Google is launching a new feature for its Phone app that detects and flags calls from scammers impersonating your contacts using AI-powered
The Verge·1mo ago
How scammers exploit Big Tech platforms like Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp to defraud users
This article examines how scammers are increasingly exploiting trusted Big Tech platforms like Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Amazon to def
restofworld.org·25d ago
Android's New Google Dialer Feature Detects Spoofed Calls to Combat Phone Scams
Google is rolling out a new Android feature for Google Dialer (Android 12+) that detects and flags spoofed/scam calls by sending a silent "c
wrd.cm·1mo ago
Android's New Google Dialer Feature Detects Spoofed Calls and Deepfake Scams
Google is rolling out a new anti-scam feature for Android (version 12 and later) built into Google Dialer that detects and flags spoofed cal
wrd.cm·1mo ago
Signal users targeted by social engineering attacks seeking backup recovery keys
This article from Freedom of the Press Foundation's Digital Security Digest warns about a social engineering attack targeting Signal users.
freedom.press·1mo ago
Android's New Google Dialer Feature Uses Confirmation Signals to Detect Spoofed Calls
Google is rolling out a new anti-scam feature for Android devices (Android 12 and later) built into the Google Dialer that detects and flags
wired.com·22d ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.