Spam Events Showing Up in Google Calendar? Here's the Fix

There have been hundreds of reports of Google Calendar users receiving notifications for events they didn't create. These "events" are actually spam ads and potential phishing threats. If this has happened to you, you're not alone — but luckily, there's a way to put an end to it. It appears spammers have found a way to exploit Google Calendar's integration with Gmail. By default, if you receive a calendar invitation in Gmail, Google Calendar will auto-add the event — even if you don't accept the invitation. Once they realized this, spammers started adding calendar invitations to their emails... more



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