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To ensure that happens, the attackers choose the perfect moment to strike - Wednesday and Friday.

Because thats when most people receive most greymail - notifications, updates, and promotional messages.

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Benign, but numerous, and clogging the inbox.

Busier inboxes, the researchers conclude, are more likely to be targeted by phishing.

Phishing emails havent changed much over the years.

They usually impersonate a popular brand, or an individual whom the victim knows.

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