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Fraudulent schemes designed to deceive email recipients.

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Backscatter Injection Attacks Exploiting Legitimate Infrastructure

Attackers use backscatter emails to bypass filters, harming servers and delivering phishing content.

Backscatter Injection Attacks Exploiting Legitimate Infrastructure
Why Reusing Passwords Is Dangerous: The JustDropped Example

Reusing passwords puts accounts at risk, as some platforms store and email credentials in plaintext.

Why Reusing Passwords Is Dangerous: The JustDropped Example
How a DMARC Misconfiguration Exposed Sensitive Email Data

Neglected DMARC reporting addresses can leak internal email infrastructure and sensitive organizational information.

How a DMARC Misconfiguration Exposed Sensitive Email Data
Shared ChatGPT Links Can Expose Sensitive Data

Public ChatGPT links can unintentionally expose credentials, internal data, and confidential company information.

Shared ChatGPT Links Can Expose Sensitive Data
Why Google Groups Can Be a Security Risk for Shared Emails

Using Google Groups for shared inboxes can expose teams to phishing and security risks.

Why Google Groups Can Be a Security Risk for Shared Emails
Client Ignoring Evidence of Targeted Spoofing Attacks

A client under spoofing attack refuses to enforce DMARC despite clear phishing evidence.

Client Ignoring Evidence of Targeted Spoofing Attacks
DMARC Reject Blocks Spoofing Attempt on Personal Domain

Strict DMARC policy prevented a spoofing attack, protecting domain despite spam filter bypass.

DMARC Reject Blocks Spoofing Attempt on Personal Domain