TECH - Mark Cuban Falls Victim To This Common Account Takeover Tactic By Hackers And Loses Access To His Gmail: Here's How You Can Avoid It | Benzinga
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, one of the most famous investors on the TV show “Shark Tank,” said that he fell victim to a common account takeover tactic by hackers, resulting in the loss of access to his Gmail account.
What Happened: In a now-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter, Cuban disclosed that his Gmail account was breached by a hacker who spoofed Google’s recovery methods. The hacker reportedly contacted Cuban from a spoofed number, alleging an intruder in his account.
The scam involved the hacker obtaining Cuban’s phone number, possibly from a data breach or a data brokerage site. Using a spoofing app from the App Store, the hacker created a fake Google number to appear on Cuban’s caller ID.
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The hacker then impersonated a Google recovery support representative and persuaded Cuban to divulge his account details under ...