Google Introduces Better Spam Filters to Combat Gmail Phishing

Google announced on Tuesday that it has added new spam filtering support to Gmail to help crack down on phishing attacks.

Last week, Gmail added support for non-Latin characters as a first step in helping email become more global. This is good news for countries where users speak and write in non-Latin languages, but it can also present potential security challenges.

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Some of those non-Latin characters can have the same appearance as Latin characters, especially if used in certain pairings. For years, scammers and phishers have taken advantage of that fact and registered mixed-language domains with the purpose of confusing victims into thinking a site and URL they visit are legitimate Read more...

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