GOOGLE is coming down even harder on fraudsters with a new warning you can’t miss.
Anyone using the tech giant’s chat platform will now see a red pop-up for any suspicious messages.
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The firm is able to detect dubious links and warn you against opening them.
Google already had the feature on Gmail and Google Drive, but now it’s been extended to Google Chat as well.
The move is designed to protect people from nasty phishing attacks, which are used by cyber crooks to trick you out of money.
Google’s red alert reads: “This invite is suspicious.
“This conversation contains links to known phishing sites that may try to steal your information.”
It gives the option to accept the chat anyway or block them.
So if you see the banner, think twice about who is trying to contact you and whether it is genuine.
They have began rolling out across both personal Google accounts and work ones.
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It comes after Google recently announced a raft of security upgrades coming to its products.
The company is expanding the use of two-step verification, with a new feature which asks a user to verify themselves on their phone whenever they’ve signed in elsewhere on the web.
Google is also adding a user safety status to apps they use, which will feature a yellow alert icon on their profile picture whenever something is flagged.
Meanwhile, Chrome and Android are set to receive virtual cards that allow shoppers to hide their credit or debit card number when making purchases online.
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