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Google Adds Email Signing on Google Apps

Friday, January 7, 2011

Since 2004, Gmail has supported e-mail signing standards like DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) to validate mail with digital signatures and help users identify that the emails they receive are from verified senders like eBay and PayPal. Email authentication doesn’t only verify the identity of the sender but also helps in recognizing potential spam [...]

BlueHost Phishing Email

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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I received an interesting email earlier today from the PinoyBlogosphere mailing list. It was from a blogger named Louie and it was about an email he supposedly received from his hosting provider BlueHost asking him to update his account to avoid suspension. As soon as I saw the subject of the email, I knew it [...]

Friendster Phishing Scam

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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For those of you who have Friendster accounts, you might have noticed the growing number of spam messages and comments. This past few months, I’ve noticed a new breed of spam comments showing up on my inbox or profile and other people’s profiles. They’re not just mere spam comments but a kind of phishing scam [...]

PayPal Phishing Email

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

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Yesterday, while I was checking my Gmail spam folder I came across an email that’s supposedly from PayPal. It says in the email that my PayPal account has been temporarily blocked because of several login attempts from different global locations. This is the second time I received a phishing email that’s pretending to be from [...]