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I'm sure a vast majority of it was phishing, but you may be surprised to know how many and how often people send info like that over unencrypted email.

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Oh yes I agree, that's why phishing exists in the first place. Because people do it, so someone can take advantage of those people's (bad) habits.

Recently found out that our HR department has been sending all kinds of personal info over email (repeatedly...)

Names, addresses, social security numbers, etc.

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