Top 5 Reasons Why Spammers Love Social Networking

August 1st, 2011 → 7:00 am @ Sue Walsh

As social networking’s popularity continues to skyrocket, so does the volume of spam found on them. Spammers have been moving from their traditional favorite – email, to this new territory. Here are the five top reasons why: 1. Large audience Hundreds …

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

Top 5 Reasons Why Spammers Love Social Networking

Social Networking &Stop Spam &anti spam &spam &spammer

New Zealand Spammer Facing Steep Fines

February 23rd, 2011 → 5:01 am @ Sue Walsh

A New Zealand man is facing up to $700,000 in penalties for spamming. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit told the country’s High Court that Brendan Paul Battles and his company, Image Marketing Group Limited, are accused of sending out over half a million spam emails and over 40,000 spam texts [...]

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

New Zealand Spammer Facing Steep Fines

Fighting spam &Spam news &Stop Spam &spam legislation &spammer

U.S. Named The World’s Biggest Spammer

November 17th, 2010 → 6:22 am @ Sue Walsh

According to an article on NetworkWorld, the top spam producing country in the world is none other than the United States. It seems hard to believe. Most people think spam comes from far away countries like Russia and China and that the CAN-SPAM Act has discouraged anyone here from spamming. In fact, the US is [...]

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

U.S. Named The World’s Biggest Spammer

Spam news &Stop Spam &anti spam &antivirus &spam &spammer

Scottish Spammer Pleads Guilty

October 31st, 2010 → 1:15 am @ Sue Walsh

A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to his role in a cybercrime ring. Authorities say Matthew Anderson used spam to distribute malware  designed to steal financial information. His scheme, which began in 2005, targeted UK businesses.
          “This organised online criminal network infected huge numbers of computers around the world, especially targeting UK businesses and individuals. [...]

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

Scottish Spammer Pleads Guilty

Fighting spam &Spam news &Stop Spam &cybercrime &spammer &trojan

Russian Spam King Arrested

October 29th, 2010 → 9:32 pm @ Sue Walsh

Russian police have announced they have opened an investigation of a man they are calling a spam king.  33 year old Igor Gusev is accused of being responsible for up to 20% of all Viagra and prescription drug spam.
Authorities say Gusev ran Spamit, the shady affiliate organization that paid spammers to promote the infamous Canadian [...]

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

Russian Spam King Arrested

Spam news &Stop Spam &botnets &conficker &spam &spammer &waledec

Canadian Court Upholds Facebook Spammer’s Verdict

October 15th, 2010 → 6:13 am @ Sue Walsh

The spammer who was ordered to pay Facebook over $800 million in damages two years ago refused to pay and let the case go to his local court in Quebec, Canada for enforcement. That court ruled yesterday that Adam Guerbuez must pay the $873 million that was awarded to the social networking site after they [...]

Liked this post? Get more anti-spam related news from AllSpammedUp.com!

Canadian Court Upholds Facebook Spammer’s Verdict

Spam news &Stop Spam &facebook &spam &spam legislation &spammer