Phishing in the Classroom: 115,000 Emails Exploit Google Classroom to Target 13,500 Organizations

Check Point researchers have uncovered a large-scale active phishing campaign abusing Google Classroom, a platform trusted by millions of students and educators worldwide. Over the course of just one week, attackers launched five coordinated waves, distributing more than 115,000 phishing emails aimed at 13,500 organizations across multiple industries. Organizations in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia are being targeted. Turning a Trusted Tool into a Threat Vector Google Classroom is designed to connect teachers and students through invitations to join digital classrooms. Attackers exploited this trust by sending fake invitations that contained unrelated commercial offers, ranging from product […]

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