These are the countries sending the most spam emails

Phishing is a common method deployed by hackers to gain information that can be used in identity theft and credential stuffing attacks, but the technique is more popular in some territories than others. According to a new report from Barracuda Networks, which analyzed more than two billion emails sent in January 2020, Lithuania is responsible for the highest proportion of …

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How to keep employees emails protected from prying eyes

Even though there is now a huge range of ways to communicate, email is still very much the default option in most situations. Email does have a whole lot of benefits. It does not, however, offer a lot of in-built security. Fortunately, you can take steps to rectify this. Here are some tips. Make sure your own network is secure …

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UK financial watchdog hit by barrage of malicious emails every month

In the last three months of 2020, the UK’s finance regulator received roughly 2,666 malicious emails every day. According to a new report from litigation firm Griffin Law, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was the recipient of almost a quarter of a million malicious emails (238,711) in the fourth quarter of the year. Most of these emails were classified as …

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Cisco spam filter mistakenly blocked thousands of legitimate emails

An expired Cisco domain has caused thousands of legitimate emails to be erroneously labelled as spam, preventing them from leaving the outbox. According to a new report from Bleeping Computer, the issue relates to Cisco’s email spam filter, SpamCop, which provides a Real-time Blackhole List (RBL) that mail servers use to determine if incoming mail is spam or not. As …

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HMRC bombarded by 5,000 malicious emails per day

In the past three months, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received a total of 521,582 malicious emails, according to data acquired by the Parliament Street think tank. From June to September, HMRC has been the recipient of more than 5,000 malicious emails per day on average, including spam messages, phishing attempts and malware-rigged communications. Spam and junk messages accounted …

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