Students are at risk from email spoofing and phishing attacks
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Students are at risk from email spoofing and phishing attacks
19:10:00 / August 7, 2019

As hundreds of thousands of prospective students await emails confirming university places, a study reveals that the majority of institutions haven't implemented safeguards against email spoofing and phishing attacks.

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