In July 2016, Hilton HHonors loyalty program members received an email asking them to log into their Hilton HHonors account to confirm their correct email address, mailing address, and other personal details. The email set off alarm bells for a number of customers. One tweeted a screenshot of the email to the Hilton HHonors […]
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 — […]
The popularity and prevalence of DKIM in the fight against SPAM is growing such that as of August, 2014, 47% of the most popular domains in the USA are DKIM-enabled (reference); globally, that number is 38%. The trend is steadily upward and we expect DKIM use to be pervasive within a few more years. DKIM, […]
