What is the catch?

Catherine Gubchik, an expert on Google products.

We continue our series of articles on security. Today we look at the theme of fraudulent letters or the so-called phishing. The word phishing comes from the English 'phishing' or 'fishing', which traditionally means a ' fishing ', and in this context - ' fishing for information ...

Have you ever been a letter from 'Google' that you. won. lottery? . authorize. box in a matter of urgency? . block. your profile?.

If so, then this article will be extremely useful for you and many others who may face similar attempts to obtain personal information in the future.

Google will never send such messages. If you received a letter in which you are asked to follow a link, do not click on the link, because even a single mouse click is often enough to infect your computer. If you are asked to provide personal information or password, do not send anything to anyone. Upon receipt of such fraudulent messages, simply press the letter on the small triangle next to 'Reply' and select ' Report Phishing '.

About phishing attacks can also tell us at phishing @ google. com.

Why do scammers want your personal information is not difficult to guess. Attempts to hack email accounts, access to bank accounts or fraudulent identification data shall continuously.

Remember that. protect. themselves from the misuse of your information only you can. Be careful!.