Distributed Spam Distraction (DSD) technique may be an effort to distract you from fraudulent purchases and bank transactions made with your stolen identity and credentials. Victims’ email inboxes suddenly get flooded with thousands upon thousands of emails that contain no links, no links and no advertisements. “It hasn’t quite caught on yet, but you never know,” a security analyst at AppRiver said. The best way to prevent such attacks is to practice good online safety, which includes regular monitoring of accounts for suspicious activity.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2132829/flood-of-spam-email–it-may-be-a-screen-for-fraud.html