Yahoo woos advertisers with email scanning for targeted ad delivery
While most tech companies that offer free email services are moving away from email scanning as a source of information for advertisers to target users more efficiently, Oath …
New Office 365 phishing attack uses malicious links in SharePoint documents
Fake emails targeting Office 365 users via malicious links inserted into SharePoint documents are the latest trick phishers employ to bypass the platform’s built-in …
Gmail users can now send self-destructing emails
Google is slowly rolling out a number of changes for consumer Gmail users and G Suite users. Some of the changes improve usability and productivity, while others are meant to …
Inbox placement improving, spam placement remains the same
The global trend of delivery data increased over the last eight quarters, with a growth of 4 percent inbox placement, according to 250ok. Missing emails saw a decrease of 5 …
Phishers target panicking PayPal users with fake “failed transaction” emails
With the end-of-the-year holidays quickly approaching and many users worrying whether the gifts they bought online will be delivered in time for the festivities, an email from …
CEO email exposure underscores the importance of password management
Nearly one in three major CEOs has been pwned using their company email address, according to a new F-Secure study. In other words, a service they access using their company …
KnockKnock campaign targets Office 365 corporate email accounts
Researchers uncovered KnockKnock, an attack on Office 365 Exchange Online email accounts, originating from 16 countries around the world and targeted organizations in …
The privacy implications of email tracking
Emails are a widely used means for third parties to tie your email address to your activities across the web, Princeton University researchers have discovered. The extent of …
Activists targeted with barrage of creative phishing attempts
More often than not, the human element is the weakest link in the security chain. This fact is heavily exploited by cyber attackers, and makes phishing and spear-phishing …
Industry reactions to the Deloitte cyber attack
Deloitte has been targeted in an attack that compromised the emails and plans of some of its clients. Here are some of the industry comments Help Net Security received …
