Security News > 2017 > August > Simple Exploit Allows Attackers to Modify Email Content — Even After It's Sent! (The Hackers News)
2017-08-23 06:05
Security researchers are warning of a new, easy-to-exploit email trick that could allow an attacker to turn a seemingly benign email into a malicious one after it has already been delivered to your email inbox. Dubbed Ropemaker (stands for Remotely Originated Post-delivery Email Manipulation Attacks Keeping Email Risky), the trick was uncovered by the researchers at email and cloud security
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