Users are taken to a fake sign-in page where their credentials are stolen, leaving them compromised.
Open redirectors have been abused in the past to direct users to malicious sites.
The Intelligence Team advises users to hover over the link in an email to check the destination before clicking.

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Google, on the other hand, has a different opinion.
However, Google doesn’t offer any sort of advice on defense other than contacting them.

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