ENS Lead Developer Reveals Flaw Allowing Phishers to Mimic Official Google Alerts
2025-04-17
bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-300x169.png 300w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-1024x576.png 1024w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-768x432.png 768w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-190x107.png 190w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-380x214.png 380w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters-760x428.png 760w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/toddyletters.png 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />Nick Johnson, a well‑known ethereum Name Service (ENS) engineer, disclosed a cunning phishing campaign that preyed on weak spots within Google’s backbone, notably a recently patched OAuth flaw. Google’s Guard Down: ENS Engineer Tracks Phishing Exploit The scheme, according to Johnson’s testimony, kicked off with a persuasive email, seemingly dispatched by an official Google alert, […]