It’s 2013, what can you really do with two dollars? Maybe buy a pack of gum, snag two cheeseburgers off the dollar menu, create and host a phishing scam…wait, what?

Yes, it’s true. Two single dollar bills is all it costs for a hacker to create an email pretending to be from your trusted retailer or bank, asking for your login details, and instantaneously obtaining your confidential information. With over 260 million phishing emails sent every single day, there is a pretty good chance that one of...

Another exciting development for Return Path and our Domain Secure anti-phishing solution! Full press release below...

Partnership Leverages Global Email Deliverability Platform and Email Intelligence to Optimize Message Deliverability and Protect Brands From Fraud

COLUMBIA, MD, May 01, 2013 -- Message Systems, the leader in digital messaging software, has partnered with Return Path, the global leader in email intelligence, to offer an email platform that enables financial services organizations...

And what can we do to make it less easy?

When an Associated Press journalist’s Twitter account was compromised last Tuesday, reportedly through a phishing attack, the consequences of a common email security breach were felt around the world. Stock markets plunged within seconds of a phony tweet about an explosion at the White House, instantly erasing $136.5 billion of value from the S&P 500 index.

When the story proved false the markets recovered their losses, but the sense of vulnerability...

New approach leverages Return Path email intelligence platform to quickly analyze terabytes of forensic data for indications of fraud

NEW YORK – April 30, 2013 – Return Path, the global leader in email intelligence, today announced that its Anti-Phishing Solutions have expanded to enable brand owners to combat attacks from all email domains, including those beyond their control. This represents the world’s first commercially available product capable of identifying fraudulent email from...

With all of the diligence and innovation that goes into anti-spam technologies and initiatives, it’s hard to imagine that old-fashioned spam, meant to drive consumers to e-shops, remains profitable in any significant way. The profitability of phishing seems more obvious. Phishing attacks use common, emotional motivators to manipulate: false accusations (you owe us money!), trust (fake mails from your bank) and rewards (you’ve won the lottery!). These are age-old persuasion ploys that have...