TechWorld

Gmail users have been warned to beware a new online scam which could leave them open to hackers. Hackers are tricking customers of Google’s email service into clicking on fake links which then let criminals steal their personal information. Discovered by Mark Maunder, the CEO of WordPress security plugin Wordfence, the attack first sees the hacker send an email appearing to contain a PDF with a familiar file name. That PDF, however, is actually a cleverly disguised image that, when clicked, launches a new tab that looks like this: It’s the Gmail sign-in page, right? Not quite. A closer look at the address bar will show you that all is not quite as it seems: However the page is actually a portal for hackers to steal your email address and password information – giving them full access to your account. The hackers can then spread their virus even further by sending emails to all of your contacts. And even worse, if you use the same login details for other websites or accounts, the hacker...