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 24th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Malcolm James
We all know it and we all hate it. Some of us scream and kick and some of us mutter epithets under our breath. We spend inordinate amounts of time managing it and scads of money on spam filters in …
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Show Me the Money: The Economic Realities of Spam
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April 23rd, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
According to a new study by Sophos on spam volumes over the first quarter of 2012, India is now the king of spam. One out of every 10 emails sent originates from India-based IP addresses. This time last year, the United …
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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 18th, 2012 → 9:00 am @ Sue Walsh
Back in February, Microsoft hosted a competition to see which web-based email service had the best spam filtering technology. Surprisingly, their own Hotmail service, which struggled with a poor reputation for years as spammers flocked to it, came in first, …
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Gmail Is Winning the War on Spam
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April 17th, 2012 → 9:21 am @ Jeff Orloff
Stopping spam is no easy task, but it is absolutely necessary. Not only is spam responsible for countless hours of lost, unproductive time but it has become one of the primary means cybercriminals use to deliver malware to their victims. …
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April 16th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Malcolm James
It’s been common knowledge for some time now that spammers have not gone away, no matter how much numbers have declined since the unceremonious nuking of the likes of Rustock. If we’ve noticed any trend worth reporting, it’s that spammers, …
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April 12th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
Just over a year ago, a team of Microsoft security researchers and U.S. Marshalls did what some considered impossible. They took down Rustock, one of the largest botnets ever. At it’s peak it controlled over a million infected machines …
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Spam Still Struggling to Recover from Rustock Takedown
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April 11th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Malcolm James
Think you know spam? Think again. A bevvy of reports, all from valid and seemingly unimpeachable sources, have sprung up over the last year discussing the state of email spam, and – surprise, surprise – no two reports seem to …
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Confused by Spam Reports? You Should Be.
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April 10th, 2012 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh
Security researchers have discovered a new spam campaign that brandjacks US Airways. The messages look like official notifications from the airline and contain subject lines such as “Reservation Confirmation” and “Check-In Online”. They contain flight numbers, departure time and …
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