LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — More and more people now use Google Workspace’s Gemini AI, and more and more cybercriminals are figuring out how to manipulate the tool to work against you.
You’ll receive an unremarkable email without links or attachments. But – if you ask Gemini to summarize it, things get scary quickly. The summary will include urgent warnings about a compromised password. It will direct you to call a support number to resolve the issue. However, the warnings, the phone number, even the person on the other end of the line, they’re all fake. It’s a scam!
Cybercriminals have hidden invisible text in the email containing all the false information relayed by AI. You can’t see this text, but Gemini can, and that gives its warnings the appearance of legitimacy. Call the number provided, and you could get tricked into providing sensitive personal information to people who should not have it.
To sidestep this scam, don’t trust security alerts that show up in an AI summary. Real Google alerts won’t appear there. Never call phone numbers provided by a Gemini summary – especially if they appear urgent. Urgency is typically a red flag. And remember, criminals can manipulate AI, if a summary doesn’t align with the text in the body of the email, it’s likely a scam.
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