Compromised accounts as delivery channels with borrowed

Dead Internet Theory: A compromised email or sending account gives an attacker more than a mailbox: it can provide a familiar identity, trusted infrastructure, and an existing sender reputation that recipients and filtering systems may initially treat as legitimate.

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By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-07-02

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