Google warns Drive users about spam attacks, asks users to avoid clicking on links
Google Drive users are being warned about a surge in spam attacks, where users receive requests to approve suspicious files. The Google Drive team has acknowledged this issue and provided guidelines to deal with such spam attacks.If you suspect a file may be spam, it’s advised to follow the instructions provided by Google Drive on marking or unmarking spam.
Users are urged not to click on any links in these documents or approve them.
“Google Drive is aware of a recent wave of Spam attacks wherein the user receives a request to approve a suspicious file. With all files that you suspect may be Spam, please follow the instructions outlined in Mark or unmark spam in Drive.Users can open the file without risk and then report it as abuse and block the user. Users should not click on any links in the document or approve it.For the situations where the notification doesn’t open the file, this means Google has blocked the spam document, but not until after the notification was sent. We are working on improvements to detection to prevent the notifications from being sent,” Google said in a post.
Even if users open the file, they can still report it as abuse and block the user associated with it. However, it’s essential to avoid approving or interacting with the suspicious content.
In some cases, users might not be able to open the file if Google has already blocked it. However, users might still receive notifications before the block takes effect. Google reassures users that they are working on improving their detection systems to prevent such notifications from being sent out.For more information and guidance on handling spam in Google Drive, users can refer to relevant articles in the Help Center.
