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'Spearphishing' roiled the presidential campaign – here's how to protect yourself

  • Written by Arun Vishwanath, Associate Professor of Communication, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageNot this kind of spearfishing – the kind that involves a computer.Underwater image via shutterstock.com

Never in American political history have hacked and stolen emails played such a central role in a presidential campaign. But hackers are likely to target you as well – though perhaps with smaller repercussions for the world as a whole....

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