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By PAUL E. SCHINDLER JR. I am from Portland, Oregon, Beaumont ’66, Benson High ’70, MIT ’74. Some things are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.

Interstitial Bulletin: Devilish Technique Disguises Phishing

August 23, 2026

Perhaps you already knew about IDN homograph attacks. I didn’t. They appear fiendish. I heard about them from LinkedIn with this graphic. We’re in a constant race with the criminals. Don’t trust an email unless you know the writer personally. Not from your corporation. Not from a charity. Not an invoice for $1,000. Click here? No. Enter the URL by hand. Be afraid. Be Very afraid.

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