May 16th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
A new spam campaign is exploiting the OpenID security protocol. The messages look like legit emails from local real estate companies and invite the recipient to view properties for sale in their area using the logo of well-known realtors like …
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April 27th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
Here’s a look at the top spam headlines for April. As usual, new spam and phishing attacks are being unleashed almost daily. New Phishing Campaign Targets Military Members: http://www.spamfighter.com/News-17663-Fresh-Phishing-Campaign-Involving-Spoofed-E-mails-to-Military-Members.htm UCLA Hit With Spam Attack for Fake Social Network: http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/it-neutralizes-email-scam-for-232340.aspx Street …
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April 20th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
AT&T Wireless is being brandjacked by spammers in a new phishing campaign. The messages are made to look like billing notifications from the cellular provider, and tell the recipient they have a balance due of $1000 or more. They …
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April 4th, 2012 → 8:20 am @ Sue Walsh
Several Tibetan activist organizations have been pummeled by spear phishing attacks. Security researchers have traced the origin of the attacks to China, which is not surprising. Tibet has been fighting for it’s independence from China for decades. The attacks arrived looking …
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Tibetan Activist Organisations Pummled By Spear Phishing Attacks
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March 30th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
Here’s a look at the top spam headlines for March: Commercial Spam Filters Getting Worse, Not Better: http://www.infoworld.com/t/anti-spam/report-spam-filters-are-getting-worse-189250 Canadian Businesses Worried About Anti-Spam Legislation: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/21/anti-spam-legislation-worries-businesses FCC Posts Voluntary Code of Conduct for ISPs In Bid to Fight Spam Spewing Botnets: …
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March 26th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
A new spam campaign is using fake DHL tracking notifications to deliver malware. The emails inform the recipient of a shipment that’s on the way to them and to check the attachment for details. In this zip file, there are two …
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DHL Brandjacked in New Malicious Spam Campaign
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March 20th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Malcolm James
If one is to believe the CRTC, then it appears that the much-ballyhooed Canadian Anti Spam Law is about to become reality after two long years of controversy and debate. The law, considered by many as being far too constrictive …
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Canadian Broadcast Watchdog Publishes Anti-Spam Regulations
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March 19th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Sue Walsh
GoDaddy.com, a popular and controversial domain registrar, has over a quarter of a million spam domains on a group of servers called SPAM-AND-ABUSE.com. This domain is non-resolving so the sites who have had their name servers pointed to it are …
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GoDaddy Corals Hundreds of Thousands of Spam Domains
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March 12th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Sue Walsh
A look at February’s spam reports shows that Valentine’s Day themed spam helped driveoverall spam volumes up to about 3 times higher than pre-Valentine’s Day volumes. This really isn’t surprising or unexpected. Holidays have always been peak times for spam …
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Valentines Day Spam Helped Increase Overall Spam Volumes For February
March 8th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Malcolm James
With a slew of high profile botnet takedowns in the past year or so, some have argued that we’d see a reduction in the amount of spam being slung around. Some have even published stories about how the number of …
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