Posted by Mark Risher, Director, Counter Abuse Technology
As many email users know, phishing attacks—or emails that impersonate a trusted source to trick users into sharing information—are a pervasive problem. If you use Gmail, you can rest assured that every day, millions of phishing emails are blocked from ever reaching your inbox.
This week, we defended against an email phishing campaign that tricked some of our users into inadvertently granting access to their contact information, with the intent to spread more phishing emails. We took quick action to revoke all access granted to the attacker as …Read More
I grew up as a first-generation American living on welfare and food stamps with a single mother in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. For most of my life, college seemed out of reach—no one in my family or neighborhood had gone, so it was hard to imagine that I’d ever get there. The day I committed to going to college was the day my life changed. It opened many doors and opportunities, and I made lifelong friends (and learned a few important lessons) along the way. Now I’ve dedicated my career at Google to helping educators use technology to …Read More
As many email users know, phishing attacks—or emails that impersonate a trusted source to trick users into sharing information—are a pervasive problem. If you use Gmail, you can rest assured that every day, millions of phishing emails are blocked from ever reaching your inbox.
This week, we defended against an email phishing campaign that tricked some of our users into inadvertently granting access to their contact information, with the intent to spread more phishing emails. We took quick action to revoke all access granted to the attacker as well as steps to reduce and prevent harm from future …Read More
Interested in developing Africa through an innovative business? Join the Diaspora Challenge this Saturday in London
May 5th, 2017
Nigeria’s premier social innovation centre and startup incubator wants you to help connect the UK and Africa.
When Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria in August 2016, one of the places he chose to visit was the Co-Creation Hub, the country’s first social tech startup incubator, in Lagos.
Now, the Co-Creation Hub is coming to Facebook’s London headquarters to launch its latest initiative: the Diaspora Challenge. The goal? To harness the entrepreneurial talents and ideas of the diaspora community in the UK to solve social challenges in …Read More
