An Army combat commander, acting on his own authority, sent a spam email to the inboxes of a small group of U.S. Army employees last month, in order to test their reactions. The email
warned of a security breach in the recipient's federal retirement plans and encouraged them to log in and check their accounts. Rather than raise awareness of phishing emails, the email went
viral. It was forwarded to thousands of people at the Defense Department, the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, the Labor Department and other agencies.
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