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Scammers seem to have found a way to steal personal data from Google and Facebook users using Google's translation service. They send an alert message that, if you follow the instructions, will take you to a fake Google Translate page where your data may be stolen.
A new type of phishing attack with the use of Google Translate was revealed by an Akamai researcher. According to Larry Cashdollar, of the company's anti-cybercrime service, hackers use the translator to steal personal data from Google and Facebook users.
Phishing is a fake message sent by Google that informs the recipient of an alert related to their Google Account. This message warns that someone has logged into your Google Account from another computer. He suggests following a link for more details.
This link will take you to the Google Translation site, which in turn opens a fake site that looks like the real Google Translate. The hackers have managed to introduce the word "google" in this link and because of this the user feels safe and does not know that his data is likely to be stolen. By entering his data, the user is invited to log on to Facebook but it is also a fake page.
To avoid this attack, Akamai experts advise to carefully observe the link address to the Google login screen, as well as the email address of the sender. The first doubt is that the sender's address ends in @ hotmail.com instead of @ gmail.com. Then, it is advisable to look at the address registered in Google Translate, and not the one indicated in the address bar.
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