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One Empty Field: The Email Security Bypass Letting Attackers Impersonate Your Executives

September 9, 2026·29 min
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Organizations rely on Microsoft 365's RejectDirectSend control to block internal email spoofing—but a structural gap lets attackers walk right past it. With nothing more than a basic Python script and an empty envelope sender, threat actors are impersonating executives, IT support, and finance teams to launch Business Email Compromise, payment fraud, and follow-on account takeover. Join hosts Alexandra Moore and John Dilgen as they discuss: How an empty email header field bypasses RejectDirec...

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