Comment: Wise up to mass-mailing tricks
The widespread disruption caused by the FriendGreetings spam shows why firms must do more to educate users to handle suspicious emails with care, argues Madeline Bennett
I was alarmed to hear how many people have been caught out by a new type of spam. The Friend Greetings email encourages recipients to follow a link and download an application, and it emails itself on...
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