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Evicting the Attacker: Uncovering Hidden Gmail Forwarding Filters, Rogue POP/IMAP, and Malicious OAuth Scopes

Tariq Rahman, CFE
Tariq Rahman, CFEHead of Financial Crime Investigations
October 21, 202615 min read
Evicting the Attacker: Uncovering Hidden Gmail Forwarding Filters, Rogue POP/IMAP, and Malicious OAuth Scopes
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The Phantom Attacker: Why Are My Incoming Emails Missing?

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Figure: Email Inbox Interface and Cyber Defense Monitoring

You successfully recovered your hacked Gmail account, changed the password, and enabled 2FA. You assume you are safe.

Days later, you realize something strange: you are not receiving emails from your bank, your crypto exchange password reset requests never arrive in your inbox, and clients complain that your emails are bouncing.

You have not evicted the attacker.

Sophisticated cybercriminals deploy Silent Backdoors and Forwarding Rules inside Gmail settings designed to siphon sensitive data long after you reclaim access.

The Post-Compromise Forensic Cleanup Checklist

  • Audit Filters and Blocked Addresses: Open Gmail Settings -> Filters and Blocked Addresses. Look for malicious rules that match keywords like password, verify, code, bank, or Binance and instruct Gmail to "Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" and "Delete it".
  • Inspect Forwarding and POP/IMAP: Check Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Ensure no hidden external forwarding address has been configured.
  • Revoke Malicious Third-Party OAuth Apps: Attackers often grant full Gmail API access to rogue apps. Check myaccount.google.com/permissions and revoke all third-party integrations.
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