HawkScan Test Info for Email address found

Email address found

Reference

Plugin Id: 50001

Remediation

  1. Review exposed emails: Verify if the discovered email addresses should be publicly accessible.
  2. Remove unnecessary emails: Remove email addresses from public content unless specifically intended for contact purposes.
  3. Use contact forms: Replace direct email addresses with contact forms to prevent harvesting.
  4. Obfuscate emails: Use JavaScript or other techniques to obfuscate email addresses from automated scrapers.
  5. Monitor for spam: Implement spam filtering if emails must remain public.

About

Email address discovery occurs when web crawlers and automated tools find email addresses exposed in web content, HTML source code, or publicly accessible files. This information can be harvested for spam campaigns, phishing attacks, or social engineering attempts.

Risks

Low Exposed email addresses can be harvested for spam campaigns, phishing attacks, social engineering, or used to build target lists for more sophisticated attacks against individuals or organizations.