Gone Phishing...

Latest postings for The Lounge 01.01.2012 00:39 or maybe not. Today I received a notice via email from Microsoft, informing me of a newly discovered .Net Framework security flaw, and announcing the fix. At first I assumed it was a phishing message, since Microsoft was repeatedly said that they don't send out such notices. But checking all the links in the message for telltale signs of phishing led nowhere - they're all click referrals thru an ad server. Then I checked the From address for validity - microsoftemail.com - and found that it is, indeed, registered to Microsoft. Either the From address has been spoofed , or there's been a policy shift at Microsoft, and they now send out such notices. Does anyone have any insight about this possibility? Will Rogers never met me.

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