Security News > 2020 > November > Google’s free services are now phishing campaign’s best friends
Google offers a wide array of free software and services that allow users to create documents, spreadsheets, online forms, and free websites.
The first Google tool we will look at is the free form creation service called Google Forms that lets anyone create free online surveys that can then be sent to other users.
Google offers a free web hosting platform called Google Sites that allows users to create simplistic web sites that are served from the sites.
Finally, the most common Google service being used in phishing scams is Google Docs.
"Since Google Docs is ever present in our daily lives, the average recipient wouldn't be surprised to see a Google Docs link in an email from a colleague. It won't be blocked by any email security filter either - not on Day 0, at any rate. Using a Google Doc in this email is meant to trick both the recipient's eye test and traditional security layers," Armorblox explains in their report.