Email Header Forensics

📧 Can you uncover the truth hidden in email headers?

Challenge 15 Dec 2025 Pro Exclusive Solution (Pro)

A suspicious email claiming to be from PayPal has landed in your inbox, but something doesn't add up! 🕵️ Email headers hold the digital fingerprints that phishers try to hide. Armed with forensic analysis skills, you'll trace the real origin of this message and discover evidence hidden in plain sight. 🔍 Time to put on your investigator hat and expose this phishing attempt!

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