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It's an easy vector for spear phishing because it contains an official click-through button for disavowing. Very easy to manipulate and do the podesta trick wit
by hbarka 9y ago
It's an easy vector for spear phishing because it contains an official click-through button for disavowing. Very easy to manipulate and do the podesta trick with it. Saying it's harmless isn't actually true and also isn't a good answer.
- 086421357909764 9y agoRight but the matter stands as this, if you weren't expecting it and it's not relevant to you, it's likely spam, so get rid of it.
- hbarka 9y agoIt's not the same class as spam, as you're insisting. Merely deleting the email doesn't "get rid of it". Now there's a hard association between you and the other party and can be social hacked as a recovery email. It's bad practice on Gmail's part to create an official function which commits without authorization or authentication.