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Hex Address in emails
From: Blake Brown <Blake.Brown () MHCC EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:10:05 +0000
Anyone come across this one yet in your systems and if so how are you detecting/blocking if so? A regex? https://www.zdnet.com/article/spammers-use-hexadecimal-ip-addresses-to-evade-detection/ [https://zdnet1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/07/17/8bf7fdb5-485e-4b4e-9c3b-7e9564c8d2eb/thumbnail/770x578/5f58f0ae29243337b643315d1df9898a/spam-email.jpg]<https://www.zdnet.com/article/spammers-use-hexadecimal-ip-addresses-to-evade-detection/> Spammers use hexadecimal IP addresses to evade detection | ZDNet<https://www.zdnet.com/article/spammers-use-hexadecimal-ip-addresses-to-evade-detection/> A spam group has picked up a pretty clever trick that has allowed it to bypass email filters and security systems and land in more inboxes than usual. www.zdnet.com Thanks, Blake Brown Infrastructure Manager ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
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