Google Drive shared drives flooded with spam files from bot accounts
Users report that Google Drive's shared-drive feature is being exploited by bot accounts that flood shared spaces with unwanted files, reportedly affecting hundreds of people. Reporters are concerned this could be an early-stage abuse or hacking vector that has not yet been addressed at scale.
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