Information Security Awareness: Email Flooding Attacks

In this day and age, there seems to be a new scam to steal your personal or financial information almost daily! Below is some general information about email flooding attacks, and tips to help keep your accounts secure.

Email Flooding Attacks

What are they?

Email flooding is when an attacker or scammer registers your email address with hundreds or thousands of mailing lists.

Why would someone be targeted for email flooding?

The most likely reason someone is a target of email flooding, is because the attacker or scammer is trying to hack the account or overwhelm the user’s inbox with