[dba-Tech] new email attack vector

[Stuart McLachlan]

Where is that setting?  I've never seen it.

On 26 Aug 2017 at 17:52, John Bartow wrote:

> Only if you allow it to. There are settings and the default setting is
> not.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On
> Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 1:07 AM To:
> Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] new email
> attack vector
> 
> If you use a POS like Outlook, you don't need to click on anything.
> Outlook will automatically fetch the malicious CSS when you go to read
> the email.
> 
> 
> The cure is to  use an email client  that doesn't fetch external CSS,
> graphics etc  unless you specifically tell it to for an individual
> email.
> 
> Like  Pegasus Mail :-)
> 
> 
> On 24 Aug 2017 at 18:43, Susan Harkins wrote:
> 
> > So the cure is -- don't click links in email, ever... right? 
> > 
> > Susan H. 
> > 
> > 
> > I thought our email and list master, Bryan, would find this most
> > interesting but some of you may also:
> > http://thehackernews.com/2017/08/change-email-content.html?utm_sourc
> > e= feedbu
> > rner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hack
> > er s+News +-+Security+Blog%29&_m=3n.009a.1564.kp0aof74zx.xtk
> > 
> 
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