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Title: That 'Unsubscribe' Button Could Be a Trap, Researchers Warn

Link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/193521...

Researchers are cautioning users against clicking unsubscribe links embedded
in email bodies, citing new data showing such actions can expose recipients
to malicious websites and confirm active email addresses to attackers.
DNSFilter found that one in every 644 clicks on unsubscribe links leads users
to potentially malicious websites. "You've left the safe, structured
environment of your email client and entered the open web," TK Keanini,
DNSFilter's chief technology officer, told WSJ. The risks range from
confirming to bad actors that an email address belongs to an active user to
redirecting victims to fake websites designed to steal login credentials or
install malware. Clicking such links "can make you a bigger target in the
future," said Michael Bargury, CTO of security company Zenity.

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