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Hackers hijacked a Kyiv Independent newsletter service and emailed readers a fake nuclear strike warning

Hackers got into the Kyiv Independent's content management system and one of the services it uses to send newsletters, then sent four fake emails in Russian and English starting at 1 a.m. Kyiv time on Nov. 4, one of them claiming a nuclear warhead had been launched at Kyiv. Editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko says the content points to a Russian operation, and the outlet says members' payment details were never at risk. For any sender, it shows how a single compromised sending account turns a trusted list into someone else's megaphone.

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Awesome Motive's WPBeginner Growth Fund buys email and SMS platform Drip and onsite tool Sleeknote

WPBeginner Growth Fund, the Syed Balkhi fund backed by Awesome Motive, announced on Nov. 5 that it has acquired Drip, an email and SMS automation platform used by more than 6,000 brands, along with the popup and form tool Sleeknote. Drip CEO Mogens Møller says accounts, pricing and support stay the same and Drip runs as an independent unit, with a roadmap toward more AI features and tighter WPForms and MemberPress connections. For lifecycle teams on Drip, the buyer has run its own email on Drip for years, so watch for new WordPress integrations rather than a migration.

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EMAIL Industry News

NTT Docomo says unauthorized access leaked up to about 300,000 customer records from Online Shop and My docomo

NTT Docomo said on Nov. 5 that unauthorized access to Docomo Online Shop and My docomo, spotted on Nov. 4, leaked up to about 300,000 customer records, including names, addresses, birth dates, mobile numbers and contact phone numbers. Both sites stay in emergency maintenance with no new leak confirmed after the cutover, and the company says cause and exact scope are still under review. Docomo itself warns the data may feed spoofed emails, SMS and calls, so every real Docomo message to those customers now has to look different from the phishing that will copy it.

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EMAIL EXPERT PANELS

Outlook.com and Hotmail are bouncing mail from domains with no DMARC record, Al Iverson reports

Spam Resource's Al Iverson reported on Nov. 7 that Microsoft's consumer Outlook.com and Hotmail servers are rejecting some mail from domains with no DMARC record, returning 550 5.7.1 "Message lacks SPF/DKIM/DMARC Auth Records" even when SPF and DKIM pass. His own tests that afternoon saw mail to outlook.com bounce while mail to a Microsoft 365 business domain went through, and Microsoft has not announced a change. His advice to every sender, bulk or not, is to publish at least a p=none DMARC record now.

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