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Whose your email provider? Or do you self-host? If you have a provider you can report the spam to them so they can update their systems.
I'm using Google. I've done that too. protecting inboxes is step one for sure, but i also want to know the extent of this. it's not enough for me to just block the emails and leave it at that.
if it keeps coming and i fail to block them all i want to have some info on the intent of this so I can properly educate others i work with to defend ourselves
Oh, we have a self-hosted exchange behind a watchguard and protected by Trend Micro. I haven't seen very many of these emails you mentioned and it could be because of them. Though I can say we do get spam and malicious emails relentlessly from Gmail aliases.
Edit: as for intent, initial emails are usually always to confirm the address is a valid or active email. So make sure no one responds.