ื›ืžื” ืื—ื•ื– ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื™ืฉ ืขืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ? 10 ืฉืืœื•ืช ื•ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช What Percentage of Phishing Attacks Target Gmail? 10 Important Q&As

ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืกืคืงืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื›-1.8 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื” ืœื™ืขื“ ื”ืื˜ืจืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืคื•ืฉืขื™ ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื•ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช, ืžืขืœ 45% ืžื›ืœืœ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื”ืžืชื•ืขื“ื™ื ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ. ื–ื”ื• ื ืชื•ืŸ ืžื“ืื™ื’ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ืฉืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื›ืœ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ื‘ืฆืขื“ื™ ื”ื’ื ื” ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื.

Gmail serves approximately 1.8 billion active users worldwide, making it the most attractive target for cybercriminals. According to Google data and reports from leading security firms, over 45% of all documented phishing attempts globally are aimed at Gmail accounts. This alarming figure means every user must understand the risks and take appropriate protective measures.

1. ื›ืžื” ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

1. What Percentage of Phishing Attacks Target Gmail?

ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืขื“ื›ื ื™ื™ื ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ 40% ืœ-50% ืžื›ืœืœ ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ. ื’ื•ื’ืœ ืขืฆืžื” ืžื“ื•ื•ื—ืช ืฉืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื” ื—ื•ืกืžืช ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื ื›-100 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืืจ. ืขื ื–ืืช, ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ื•ื– ืงื˜ืŸ ืžืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืžืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื.

Recent research indicates that between 40% and 50% of all phishing attacks worldwide target Gmail users. Google itself reports that its filtering system blocks approximately 100 million phishing emails every single day before they reach inboxes. However, even a small percentage that slips through the filters amounts to millions of dangerous messages daily.

2. ืžื“ื•ืข ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ืžื•ืขื“ืคืช ืขืœ ื”ืืงืจื™ื?

2. Why Is Gmail the Preferred Target for Hackers?

3. ืžื”ืŸ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงื•ืช ื”ื ืคื•ืฆื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืขืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

3. What Are the Most Common Gmail Phishing Techniques?

ื”ื”ืืงืจื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืžืชื•ื—ื›ืžื•ืช. ื”ื ืคื•ืฆื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื•ืœืœื•ืช: ื”ืชื—ื–ื•ืช ืœื“ืคื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ, ืฉืœื™ื—ืช ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ืžื–ื•ื™ืคื•ืช ืขืœ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื“ื” ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ, ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืœืฉื“ืจื•ื’ ืื—ืกื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื“ืจื™ื™ื‘, ื•ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืžื–ื•ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ืฉื YouTube ืื• Google Workspace. ื‘-2024 ื ืจืฉืžื” ืขืœื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ 30% ื‘ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ Business Email Compromise ื”ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื’ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืขืกืงื™ื™ื.

Hackers use a variety of sophisticated methods. The most common include: impersonating Google login pages, sending fake alerts about suspicious account activity, offering fake Google Drive storage upgrades, and fraudulent emails posing as YouTube or Google Workspace. In 2024, a 30% increase was recorded in Business Email Compromise attacks targeting business Gmail accounts.

4. ื”ืื ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื ื” ืฉืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืกืคื™ืง?

4. Is Gmail's Built-in Filtering Enough?

ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื•ื ืœืœื ืกืคืง ืžื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”, ืืš ื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ืฉืœื. ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืกืŸ ื“ื™ื™ื’ื• ืžืฆื ืฉื›-0.1% ืžืžื™ื™ืœื™ ื”ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ โ€” ื ืชื•ืŸ ืฉื ืฉืžืข ื–ื ื™ื—, ืืš ื‘ื”ืชื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ื ืคื— ื”ืฉืœื™ื—ื” ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™, ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืืจ. ืžื›ืืŸ ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื›ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช.

Gmail's filtering is undoubtedly among the best in the industry, but it is not perfect. Research from UC San Diego found that approximately 0.1% of phishing emails bypass the filters โ€” a figure that sounds negligible, but given global sending volumes, it translates to more than one million dangerous emails reaching inboxes every day. This underscores the critical importance of an additional layer of protection.

๐Ÿ’ก ื˜ื™ืค ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืฉื›ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื ื” ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื ื” ืฉืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ. ื›ืœื™ื ื›ืžื• Email Shield ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื™ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื“ ื’ื ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ืืช ืžืกื ื ื™ ื’ื•ื’ืœ, ื•ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืื ืœื™ื–ื” ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช.

5. ืžื” ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืจื’ื™ืœ ืœืกืคื™ืจ-ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื‘ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

5. What Is the Difference Between Regular Phishing and Spear-Phishing on Gmail?

ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืจื’ื™ืœ ื”ื•ื ืžืกืข ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืจื—ื‘ ื”ื ืฉืœื— ืœืืœืคื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื•-ื–ืžื ื™ืช, ืœืœื ื”ืชืืžื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช. ืกืคื™ืจ-ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’, ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ื”ื•ื ืžืชืงืคื” ืžืžื•ืงื“ืช ื•ืžื•ืชืืžืช ืื™ืฉื™ืช โ€” ื”ื”ืืงืจ ื—ื•ืงืจ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืžืจืืฉ, ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืฉืžื•ืช ืขืžื™ืชื™ื, ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื•ืžื™ื“ืข ืื™ืฉื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืžื™ื™ืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืืžื™ืŸ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ. ื›-65% ืžืžืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืžื•ืงื“ื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืกืคื™ืจ-ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืขืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ.

Regular phishing is a broad attack campaign sent to thousands of users simultaneously without personalization. Spear-phishing, in contrast, is a targeted and personalized attack โ€” the hacker researches the victim in advance, mentioning colleagues' names, real projects, and personal details to make the email appear completely authentic. About 65% of targeted cyberattacks begin with spear-phishing on Gmail.

6. ืื™ืœื• ืกื™ืžื ื™ื ืžืขื™ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื™ื™ืœ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื‘ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

6. What Are the Warning Signs of a Phishing Email in Gmail?

7. ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื ืžื™ื™ืœ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื‘ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

7. What Should You Do If You Receive a Phishing Email in Gmail?

ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืืœ ืชืœื—ืฆื• ืขืœ ืฉื•ื ืœื™ื ืง ื•ืืœ ืชื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืงื‘ืฆื™ื ืžืฆื•ืจืคื™ื. ื“ื•ื•ื—ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื™ืœ ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžืžืžืฉืง ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืขืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘'ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’'. ืžื—ืงื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ื™ืœ ืœืืœืชืจ ื•ืขื“ื›ื ื• ืืช ื”-2FA ืฉืœื›ื. ืื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื—ืฆืชื ืขืœ ืœื™ื ืง, ืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ืกืžื” ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ืกืงืจื• ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืœืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื“ื”.

First, do not click any links and do not download attachments. Report the email directly from the Gmail interface by clicking the three dots and selecting 'Report phishing.' Delete the email immediately and update your 2FA. If you already clicked a link, change your password immediately and review your account for suspicious activity.

8. ื”ืื ืขืกืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ?

8. Are Small Businesses at Higher Risk?

ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื›ืŸ. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื“ื•ื— Verizon DBIR 2024, ืขืกืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื™ืขื“ ืœื›-43% ืžื›ืœืœ ืžืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ, ื•ืจื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื™ืœ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“. ืœืขืกืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืœืจื•ื‘ ืื™ืŸ ืžื—ืœืงืช IT ื™ื™ืขื•ื“ื™ืช, ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื ืœืคื’ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“. ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืœืฆืจื›ื™ื ืขืกืงื™ื™ื ืœืœื ื”ื’ื ื” ืžืชืื™ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžืžื ื•.

Absolutely yes. According to the Verizon DBIR 2024 report, small and medium-sized businesses are targets of approximately 43% of all cyberattacks, and most begin with a phishing email to an employee's Gmail account. Small businesses typically lack a dedicated IT department, making them especially vulnerable. Using Gmail for business purposes without adequate protection is a risk that cannot be ignored.

9. ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืžืฉื ื” ืืช ื ื•ืฃ ืžืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืขืœ ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ?

9. How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing the Gmail Phishing Landscape?

ื›ืœื™ AI ื’ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ChatGPT ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืžื™ื™ืœื™ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืืžื™ื ื™ื ืœืงืœื” ื•ืžื”ื™ืจื” ืžืื™ ืคืขื. ื‘-2024 ื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืขืœื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ 1,265% ื‘ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช AI. ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืืœื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉืคื” ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช, ืœืœื ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืชื™ื‘, ืขื ื”ืชืืžื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืžืœืื” โ€” ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืงืฉื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืœื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืžืžื•ืฆืข. ืžื ื’ื“, ื›ืœื™ ื”ื’ื ื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื™ AI ื›ืžื• Email Shield ืžื ืชื—ื™ื ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ืขืžื•ืงื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ื ืจืื™ื ืœืขื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช.

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have made creating convincing phishing emails easier and faster than ever before. In 2024, a 1,265% increase in AI-based phishing attacks was reported. These emails are written in flawless language, without spelling errors, with full personalization โ€” making them extremely difficult for the average user to identify. Conversely, AI-powered defense tools like Email Shield analyze deep patterns invisible to the human eye.

10. ืžื” ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœื›ื?

10. What Is the Best Way to Protect Your Gmail Account?

โš ๏ธ ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื ืืœ ืชื–ื™ื ื• ืืช ืคืจื˜ื™ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ื“ืฃ ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื ืืœื™ื• ื“ืจืš ืœื™ื ืง ื‘ืžื™ื™ืœ. ื’ื•ื’ืœ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžื›ื ืกื™ืกืžื” ื“ืจืš ืžื™ื™ืœ. ื’ื ืื ื”ื“ืฃ ื ืจืื” ื–ื”ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื“ืฃ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ โ€” ื”ื•ื ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื–ื•ื™ืฃ.

ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื: ื’'ื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžืชืงืคื•ืช ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ื•ืขื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ื”-AI, ื”ืžืชืงืคื•ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืžืชื•ื—ื›ืžื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื. ื”ื”ื’ื ื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช, ื”ืจื’ืœื™ ืื‘ื˜ื—ื” ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื›ืœื™ ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื™ืขืฉื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” โ€” ื’ื ื›ืฉื”ืขื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืงื” ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื›ื ื”.

The data is clear: Gmail is the world's largest target for phishing attacks, and as AI tools evolve, attacks become more sophisticated every day. The best protection is a combination of awareness, good security habits, and smart analysis tools that do the hard work for you โ€” even when the human eye is not enough to spot the danger.

ืœืงืจื™ืื” ื ื•ืกืคืช: ืงืจืื• ืขื•ื“: ืžื” ื–ื” ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’ ื•ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“

Further reading: Read more: What Is Phishing and How Does It Work

ืžืงื•ืจ: ืžื“ืจื™ืš ื”ืื‘ื˜ื—ื” ื”ืจืฉืžื™ ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื ื’ื“ ืคื™ืฉื™ื ื’

Source: Google's Official Security Guide Against Phishing

ื‘ื“ืงื• ื›ืœ ืžื™ื™ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื“ ืขื Email Shield โ€” ื”ื’ื ื” ื—ื›ืžื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืชScan every suspicious email with Email Shield โ€” smart real-time protection

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