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codedokodetoday at 3:36 PM1 replyview on HN

You do not need to compromise anything, you can put any address in the "from" field. Email has no universal verification for sender address.


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haakontoday at 4:52 PM

I would sincerely hope .gov addresses use SPF/DKIM/DMARC. That makes spoofing impossible. In Revolut's case, the sender's email system had been compromised.