In an ongoing effort to stop spammers, Google has begun rejecting messages in its Gmailthat include "very limited" character combinations.
Google has started using a new tool aimed at preventing spammers from reaching Gmail users' inboxes. The company announced Tuesday that it is adding new spam filters to its email platform in an effort to stop people from receiving deceptive or phishing messages.
The filters are concerned with searching for emails that use Unicode Consortium, which could allow spammers to trick users. Most companies, apps, and websites use Unicode so that their characters work across platforms. However, some characters look almost identical, such as the Latin and Cyrillic “a.”
“Scammers can exploit the fact that မ, 0, and ο look almost identical to the letter o, and by mixing and matching them, they can trick unsuspecting victims,” said Mark Risher of Google’s anti-spam team. “Can you imagine the risk of clicking on “Sh မ ppingSite” instead of “ShoppingSite” and “MyBank” instead of “MyBɑnk?”
It remains to be seen whether the company's new filtering will work and send unwanted messages to the spam tab.
It should be recalled and admitted that Gmail currently has the best spam protection on the internet.
