There is a phishing scam on the loose at the moment that is disguising itself as a Google Doc invite to view email.

Countless unsuspecting email users have been impacted with the main target at the moment seeming to be journalists. Reporters from Buzzfeed, Hearst, Vice and New York Magazine are receiving convincing emails inviting them to view a Google Doc file — and the email even matches Google’s recent redesign.

The Google.com URL is also worryingly very real looking — after clicking on the link, the page invites you to choose which account you’d like to use to view the Google Doc, and then you’re taken to a page that invites you to grant access to your Google Account.

If you receive an email which looks like the one above, delete it immediately.

Even though this phishing scam is very sophisticated, there are still usually some telltale signs to check for —

• Look who the email is addressed to, often this doesn’t look right.
• The email itself is not quite look like a genuine Google email.
• Check twitter to see if anything has been reported.

It’s still unclear who’s behind this attack and we will report any important updates.

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