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Google Translate: How hackers are using this app to steal your data

From social media to just doing a simple word search, everything requires the Internet these days. According to a recent report, hackers have been using Google Translate to steal private user data. In order to do this, the hackers are simply sending over phishing emails and they are passing their phishing page URL through Google Translate and use the newly generated Google Translate URL instead. Using links like these, hackers are able to make sure that users will click on the link and it will be redirected to the Google Translate portal. Here, the phishing page loads with the regular Google Translate toolbar on top.

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