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As you can see, that is not Google’s website. The attacker wants the victim to “Click here to download the document” and once the victim clicks on that link, they will be redirected to the actual malicious phishing website where their credentials will be stolen through another webpage made to look like the Google Login portal. It’s a custom HTML page made to look like that familiar Google Docs share page. This Google Docs page may look familiar to those who share Google Docs outside of their organization. That link leads to this Google Docs page: Here is what an attack email can look like: editor Gabe Turner said it's important to "remove any apps or browser extensions that have access to Google Drive unnecessarily." Every app with permission to access Google Drive is another vector for hackers and a security vulnerability.Avanan analysts have recently discovered an exploit vector in Google Docs that attackers are using to deliver malicious phishing websites to victims. And of course, always make sure you have a strong password. In addition, you can take advantage of two-factor authentication to prevent hackers from accessing your files from another device, even if they take your username and password. "You can use encryption to further hide and protect your files," Bolig suggested. Remember that in general, any files on Google Drive get synchronized to your computer, so those files are vulnerable. The biggest risk to your Google Drive data is often you - along with the computers or devices you've connected to Google Drive. How to protect yourself as a Google Drive user The permissions system is ad hoc, which leads to mistakes." Google has no coherent system for file permissions, so every file permission is applied in a one-off, highly error-prone process. Google makes this extremely difficult to do. Nick Santora, CEO of Curricula, said, "The way Dropbox uses folders allows us to segment data by department and only give employees in that department access to those folders. Google Drive lacks cohesive organizational permissions, for example. And as is often the case with cloud services, the most significant risks aren't related to the encrypted infrastructure, but with the user, and Google Drive has a number of user-related vulnerabilities.