email

Electronic mail is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices. Email entered limited use in the 1960s, but users could only send to users of the same computer, and some early email systems required the author and the recipient to both be online simultaneously, similar to instant messaging.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone

Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone
Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone
September 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than...

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Email B2B Scams Cost $26B Over Last Three Years
Email B2B Scams Cost $26B Over Last Three Years
September 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Email often gets overlooked in the 2019 digital economy, given the higher levels of excitement attached to social media, video and other, more cutting-edge tools...

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Phishing Remains A Persistent Problem
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July 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Because of the huge number of emails sent daily – by some estimates, 3.7 billion people send around 269 billion emails every single day –...

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Google Keeps Gmail Purchase History
Google Keeps Gmail Purchase History
July 08, 2019  |  Google

A new report has found that Google is still keeping a record of a user’s purchase history indefinitely. Back in May, CNBC writer Todd Haselton...

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Microsoft Admits Breach Of Web-Based Email Accounts
Microsoft Admits Breach Of Web-Based Email Accounts
April 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft, the Redmond, Washington software giant, confirmed to reporters over the weekend that its web-based email services were hacked. According to reports citing Microsoft, the company...

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800M Email Addresses Exposed Online
800M Email Addresses Exposed Online
March 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A security researcher claims to have discovered a non-password protected MongoDB instance at Verifications IO, marking what Security Discovery called the biggest and most detailed...

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