In addition to the new warning system, Google will require some existing apps to undergo the verification process. Here’s what the warning will look like: Google recently started requiring new apps to go through a verification process to assess possible risks before being approved. It requires users to click into advanced settings before they can commit to granting permissions to the app. The warning looks a little bit like Chrome’s warning when a site’s HTTPS encryption isn’t trusted. This will help reduce the risk of user data being phished by bad actors,” Google’s Naveen Agarwal and Wesley Chun wrote in a blog post announcing the change. To stop these kinds of attacks, Google is adding a screen to the permissions process that will warn users if the app is new or unverified-signs that it might be linked to a phishing attempt. These phishing attacks invite users to grant an app permission to manage their Google account-which lots of safe apps do, too-and then exploit those permissions to take over an account or send spam. Google is stepping up its effort to block phishing attempts that use app permissions to gain access to users’ Gmail accounts. How Google Is Stopping Phishing Attacks from Unverified Apps.
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