What’s the story
American billionaire and Shark Tank US judge, Mark Cuban, revealed today that his Gmail account was compromised.
The breach occurred after a fraudulent call from an individual posing as a Google representative.
The hacker, who identified himself as ‘noah,’ allegedly manipulated Google’s recovery methods to gain unauthorized access.
He alerted his followers about the incident via a post on X, warning them against any emails sent from his account after 3:30pm PST, Saturday (5:00am IST, Sunday).
Cuban’s appeal to public
Cuban took to X to share his experience, writing, “Hey @google @sundarpichai. I just got hacked at my [email protected] because someone named noah at your 650-203-0000 called and said I had an intruder and spoofed googles recovery methods.”
In response to Cuban’s post, one user suggested the hack could be due to a spoofed SIM card set to a false Google number.
“Phone numbers can be spoofed. You got social engineered, what’s Google got to do with it?,” user commented.
Take a look at Cuban’s post
Netizens find humor in incident
Amid the serious discussions, some users found humor in the situation, with one suggesting that Cuban should be considered a Russian asset until proven otherwise.
Another user said, “This feels like a post my grandma would make on Facebook.”
One of them said “Imagine being a billionaire and publicly admitting you fell for a scam normally targeted at 90 year olds.”
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Source Link: https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/mark-cuban-s-gmail-hacked-after-noah-spoofed-google-s-recovery-methods/story
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