<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Experts warn about the risks of clicking on 'unsubscribe' in spam emails, which can redirect users to malicious websites.</li><li>Research reveals that one in every 644 clicks on such links can lead to a harmful webpage, posing a security threat.</li><li>Hackers may use unsubscribe buttons to identify active email addresses for future targeting, even if not directing to phishing sites.</li><li>It is advised to avoid trusting the unsubscribe process in suspicious emails and opt to unsubscribe through the email client directly.</li><li>Email clients often offer list-unsubscribe header buttons for unsubscribing safely and suggest using disposable email addresses or blacklisting senders as alternatives.</li></ul>

Experts warn clicking "unsubscribe" on that boring email could actually be a security risk - here's why

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