In previous posts we have examined how hackers and spammers can send forged email and how it can be extremely difficult to differentiate these messages from legitimate messages. We have looked at the various common techniques for anti-fraud such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC and seen that, while these technologies can help a lot, they all have limitations; they all […]
In our previous posting, we looked at exactly how Spammers and hackers can send forged email — how its is possible and how it is done. Therein, we gave an example how one could send an email forged to be from Bank of America. In this post, we will look at that forged Bank of America […]
Everyone has seen spam messages arrive with a “From” address that is your own address, a colleague’s, a friends, or that of some company that you work with or use. These From addresses are forged to help the messages (a) get by your spam filters, and (b) get by your “eyeball filters”. But how are […]
The Internet is rife with fake and forged email. Typically these are email messages that appear to be from a friend, relative, business acquaintance, or vendor that ask you to do something. If you trust that the message is really from this person, you are much more likely to take whatever action is requested — […]
In many ways, the Internet is still like the Wild Wild West. Email messages sent to you or from you can and do “go missing” for no apparent reason. This can happen no matter what email provider you use. So, what happened to these “AWOL” messages? How can you diagnose and solve the problem?
