Collaborate Disseminate
Problem
Consider a standard sign-up form (user enters an email address, we send a confirmation link).
Even limiting that form per IP (or even globally per hour), I’m concerned about abuse:
Our real-world reputation would be harmed if someo… Continue reading Let user send an email to register to prevent outgoing mail abuse
I have recently received a typical spam email, but seeing it’s from domain gov.ua I have decided to examine it’s headers knowing that From field is not clear indicator of the sender.
To my surprise, the email originating from a mail client… Continue reading Was this spam email routed through Ukraine goverment’s mail servers? [closed]
Suppose you are administering a mailing list where only members/subscribers can post; but you want those members to be able to occasionally post some content to the list anonymously. (*)
Now, in an any-one-can-post list, you don’t really h… Continue reading Anonymized posting mechanism for members-only-post mailing lists
I received an "Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender" email, which is quite suspicious.
The message is displayed in Thunderbird like this:
From: someRandomStuff my.name@mail.provider
Date: 24.08.20, 21:05
To: a list of very rand… Continue reading I received an "Undelivered Mail", is my email address used maliciously?
We have fully configured SPF, DKIM and DMARC policies (100% reject) for our email domain (e.g. spoofed.com), which is managed by gmail, but we have recently started seeing spear phishing emails with the following format (our email addresse… Continue reading Protecting against spoofed email in alias/phrase field
On the 29th of June, 2020, Dubai Police arrested the 38-year old Raymond Abbas in his Dubai home for allegedlyContinue reading
The post Instagram Influencer Arrested Amid Claims of $350 Million Global Cyber Scam appeared first on Kratikal Blog.
The pos… Continue reading Instagram Influencer Arrested Amid Claims of $350 Million Global Cyber Scam
Up to 61 percent out of the IATA (International Air Transport Association) airline members do not have a published DMARC record. Continue reading Airline DMARC Policies Lag, Opening Flyers to Email Fraud
A colleague recieved an unsolicited email along the lines below:
Dear Ms. Smith
please click on the following link to recieve Document X regarding
Project Y.
Yours,
Eve Nobody
eve.nobody@company.com
I suggested my colleague to reply to … Continue reading Reply to potentially spoofed email
For a year or so I have been receiving emails that are obviously spams and phishing emails that look like (in their content and subject) legit emails.
Here is an example:
I activated an account on Amazon Prime today, and an hour after I re… Continue reading Email account being hacked to receive phishing/spam emails
Years ago I created an account and put my reset email as example@yahoo.de by mistake, it should have been @yahoo.com.
Recently, I tried to access my old account but could not remember the password. When I tried to reset my email it wanted … Continue reading Register an @yahoo.de email?