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Webmasters Beware: The Other Kind Of Spam
Published one: 12-03-2010
Got an email address? You're getting spam. Your mail provider might be doing a good job of screening you from it, but spam on the Internet is as common as Botox at the Oscars! Unfortunately, email spam isn't the only spam variety. There's also link spam. read more »
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Man accused in $200,000 extortion plot using spam
Published one: 10-03-2010
A California man was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort $200,000 from a New York-based life insurance company by threatening to send false statements about the company in emails to customers and insurance agents through a spam email campaign. read more »
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Spam volumes surge thanks Grum and Rustock botnets
Published one: 01-03-2010
Symantec published the MessageLabs Intelligence Report for February this morning, and with it highlights that two botnets are the main reasons for most of the Spam online. This is a timely observation, considering that Microsoft recently had a hand in helping to slow and perhaps kill their... read more »
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Adult phishing migrating to social networking site
Published one: 26-02-2010
The latest state of spam and phishing report from Symantec claims to show that 92% of adult-related phishing is now taking place on social networking sites. read more »
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Labour rapped for breaking privacy laws with "spa
Published one: 24-02-2010
Labour broke privacy laws by bombarding voters with "spam" calls featuring Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth, a watchdog ruled recently. read more »
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mobile spam starting to cause problems
Published one: 22-02-2010
Cloudmark will announce the results of in-depth research into the growing problem of mobile spam later this week at the Mobile World Congress, which opened in Barcelona. read more »
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China Nudges Out U.S. For Most Bot-Infected Machin
Published one: 20-02-2010
More than half of all SQL injection attacks in Q4 2009 came out of China, new McAfee report says read more »
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Goldman Sachs accused of spam attack
Published one: 18-02-2010
Staff at the Robin Hood Tax group, which is campaigning for a 0.05 per cent tax on speculative banking transactions, have accused investment bank Goldman Sachs of spamming their web site. read more »
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A New Reason To Hate Google Buzz: Spam!
Published one: 16-02-2010
As if Google (GOOG) didn't already have enough problems, what with the thoughtless way it made users' private e-mail and chat correspondents available for the world to see and all. Now it has a new problem: Spammers have already exploited ways to flood Buzz users with crap. read more »
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Social-networking spam hit business hard in '09
Published one: 12-02-2010
A survey of 500 companies found a 70 percent jump in spam and malware attacks via social networking sites in 2009, according to a new report from security firm Sophos. read more »
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Tsunami of Spam Ahead as Phishers Target Facebook
Published one: 10-02-2010
A tidal wave of spam has been predicted this year as cyber criminals are increasingly targeting social networks such as Facebook. read more »
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Spammers Sneak Through CAN-SPAM Loopholes
Published one: 08-02-2010
Homegrown, shady direct marketers exploit what they believe are loopholes in the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act — crossing the line from legitimacy to spam. read more »
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Pharma spam continues in 2010
Published one: 18-01-2010
McAfee’s latest report shows how spam continues to riddle our networks, whether you’re the average Joe or president of the US. read more »
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Nearly all emails are spam, says report
Published one: 15-01-2010
NEARLY all emails received by businesses every day are spam, research by a Tees Valley technology company has found. read more »
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New botnet threats emerge in the New Year
Published one: 13-01-2010
Early January saw a rise in activity from both the Lethic and Bagle spambots. read more »
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Top 10 email trends in 2010
Published one: 11-01-2010
Email and reputation management firm Return Path has released its Top Email Trends in 2009 report. While 2010 promises even more changes in the email industry, Return Path has identified the top trends in email in the past year. read more »
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Are multiple spam filters practical?
Published one: 29-12-2009
Some industry observers advise against using multiple antispam products, contrary to a recent call for businesses to consider doing so. read more »
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Are anti-spam laws working?
Published one: 26-12-2009
It's six years since the EU required all member states to put n place laws to combat spam. And it's six years this month since the UK's law came into effect. Is it working? And what about the USA's Can Spam Act? read more »
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MP3 Spam Becoming the Latest Inbox Concern
Published one: 23-12-2009
As if your mailbox wasn’t already full of enough spam, now MP3 spam is making a come back. The trend first started popping up in 2007 when spammers started using MP3 files as attachments on emails. read more »
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Spammers beboeten helpt niets.
Published one: 19-08-2009
Het beboeten van spammers heeft geen nut, stelt securityleverancier Trend Micro. Ook niet de recordboete die een Nederlander nu krijgt opgelegd. read more »
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Let op! E-cardspam neemt toe
Published one: 11-08-2009
Hoe leuk het ook is om een e-card-berichtje te ontvangen bij een feestelijke gebeurtenis, toch kan dat uitdraaien op een ergerlijke ervaring. read more »
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Nieuw inzicht in botnet helpt spambestrijders
Published one: 13-05-2009
Spamfilters zijn in de toekomst mogelijk beter in staat om ongewenste reclamemailtjes te herkennen, nu onderzoekers beter inzicht hebben in de totstandkoming ervan. read more »
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Plaatjesspam maakt explosieve comeback
Published one: 06-05-2009
Spamberichten met afbeeldingen zijn weer helemaal terug van weggeweest en zijn nu goed voor een kwart van alle spamberichten. Eind 2006 en begin 2007 bestond bijna de helft van alle spam uit plaatjesspam, waarna het aandeel kelderde. Zo kwam het de eerste drie kwartalen van vorig jaar niet boven... read more »
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91% van alle ontvangen e-mail is spam
Published one: 04-05-2009
PandaLabs heeft aan de hand van een onderzoek bekend gemaakt dat in het eerste kwartaal van 2009 91% van alle ontvangen e-mail spam was. Hiervan was 1,6%, ofwel meer dan 1.1 miljoen berichten, geïnfecteerd met een vorm van malware. read more »
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McAfee rekent milieukosten spam uit
Published one: 17-04-2009
De wereldwijde vloed aan spam zou een hoeveelheid energie opslokken die equivalent is aan het verbruik van tweeënhalf miljoen Amerikaanse huishoudens. Niet zozeer het verzenden, maar vooral het bekijken van spam kost veel energie. read more »
