Everything You Need to Know About the Google Docs Email Phishing Scam

An alarming phishing scam began spreading around the internet Wednesday in an attempt to access [f500link]Google[/f500link] accounts through an email embedded with a fake Google Docs file. This scam is more convincing than most — the email takes users who click on the file to a legitimate Google sign-in screen to grant permissions, so it's no surprise to see widespread reports of the hacking across social media platforms like Twitter.