Avoid Google Calendar Malicious Invite Issue
Posted: October 01, 2019
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It may come as a surprise to find out that there has been a security issue with Google Calendar since 2017. The risk comes from potentially accepting a malicious invitation - thinking that it's valid, and clicking the provided link to accept the invitation and adding it to your calendar. This can lead to the scammer gaining access to your personal information and exploiting it. Many users have no idea that the vulnerability exists, or that Google has not yet issued a fix for the issue. They are working on a fix, but until it happens, there are a few steps you should take right now to help protect yourself.
Jack Wallen, contributor to TechRepublic, shares how you can watch out for suspicious Google Calendar invites and learn how to prevent them.
How to avoid the dreaded Google Calendar malicious invite issue
Did you know, since 2017, Google Calendar has suffered under the weight of a fairly significant malicious invite issue? That's right. Nearly a billion users have been open to having their Google credentials stolen by a simple maliciously-crafted calendar invitation.
To make matters worse, Google opted to not fix the issue as it would cause a loss of functionality. To this date, the issue has yet to be resolved—though Google is working on it. Google's response to reports of the vulnerability was to say, "Google's Terms of Service and product policies prohibit the spreading of malicious content on our services, and we work diligently to prevent and proactively address abuse."
Read the entire article, How to avoid the dreaded Google Calendar malicious invite issue, on TechRepublic.