Don't be surprised if you see spam coming from the top websites in the world. Lax security standards are allowing anyone to "spoof" emails from some of the most-visited domains, according to new research. Email spoofing -- a common tactic of spammers -- basically involves forging the sender's address. Messages can appear as if they came from Google, a bank, or a best friend, even though the email never came from the actual source. The spammer simply altered the email's "from" address. Authentica...
Don't be surprised if you see spam coming from the top websites in the world. Lax security standards are allowing anyone to "spoof" emails from some of the most-visited domains, according to new research. Email spoofing -- a common tactic of spammers -- basically involves forging the sender's address. Messages can appear as if they came from Google, a bank, or a best friend, even though the email never came from the actual source. The spammer simply altered the email's "from" address. Authentica...
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