Source: Josh Hendrickson, HowToGeek.com, April 29, 2019
If you suddenly start receiving an endless stream of junk email, perhaps asking for confirmation of a subscription, you’re the victim of email bombing.
The perpetrator is probably trying to hide their real goal, so here’s what to do.
An email bombing is an attack on your inbox that involves sending massive amounts of messages to your address. Sometimes these messages are complete gibberish, but more often they’ll be confirmation emails for newsletters and subscriptions.