Archive for 'Information technology news - Spam'
Monthly Websense spam briefing
Published on August 12th, 2009.
Every month Websense publishes a short summary of the total spam detected by their systems. July shows it's business-as-usual for both sides.Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Twitter phishing hit, as spam infiltrates 90% of all emails
Published on June 11th, 2009.
Spam levels climbed to nearly 90 percent of all email last month with some worrying new trends emerging, like the booming Twitter site being used as bait to phish for information.Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Offensive words list released for use with spam filters in fight to protect children
Published on February 24th, 2009.
Message Partners has just released into the public domain for use with spam filters, what it claims is the world’s most extensive offensive language list, including hundreds of thousands of...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Undead Mega-D is back in control of the sex spam zombies
Published on December 9th, 2008.
Look, everyone knew the day was coming, there is no escaping that fact. It doesn't make it any the more disappointing, but it should hardly be filed under surprise of...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Hosting provider takedown slashes spam volumes
Published on November 13th, 2008.
Could isolating just one hosting company significantly affect spam volumes? Apparently it can - and has!Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Death of a Botnet
Published on October 15th, 2008.
The once King of Spam is dead. But before you celebrate too much, His Royal Spamness has been terminally ill for many months, and there are plenty of young pretenders...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Most spammed town in UK revealed
Published on September 25th, 2008.
Ever wondered why the spammers seem to target you? Does it make you think you might need some help in the bedroom after all, or perhaps a fake Rolex would...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Most spammed town in UK revealed
Published on September 25th, 2008.
Ever wondered why the spammers seem to target you? Does it make you think you might need some help in the bedroom after all, or perhaps a fake Rolex would...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Bank robbing porn star Barack Obama joins Paris Hilton in online hall of shame
Published on September 10th, 2008.
As if US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama didn't have enough to worry about, what with the lipstick on a pig debate and all, it now seems he has to contend...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Spam Eating Surrender Monkeys
Published on September 3rd, 2008.
The French are best known for their love of romance, wine and fine dining. Now they have another claim to fame, as a spam magnet...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
An Inconvenient Truth: Spam Sells Lots of Sex and Drugs
Published on August 19th, 2008.
It is the question that everyone who stops to think about the amount of spam they get asks at least once: does anyone actually buy this stuff? The answer, it...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
What is the speed of spam? 7.8 billion messages per hour!
Published on August 12th, 2008.
The key findings of the latest Marshal Threat Research and Content Engineering (TRACE) report for the first half of 2008 have just been published. Unsurprisingly, they make for some pretty...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Rustock takes spambot gold with Olympic surge
Published on August 8th, 2008.
When it comes to endurance races, the Srizbi spambot takes some beating as far as distributing the most malicious spam across the planet is concerned. Thanks to an Olympic surge...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Google Sites sending spam as CAPTCHA gets pwned
Published on August 5th, 2008.
According to the latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report, the Google Sites CAPTCHA spambot defences have been compromised by spammers...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
F****** Microsoft and that W***** George Bush help boost spam traffic
Published on July 28th, 2008.
The cybercriminal gangs that control the Rustock Botnet have enlisted the help of George Bush, Microsoft, Paris Hilton, Spongebob and some choice expletives in order to push its share of...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
2012 Internet spam spreading malware
Published on July 13th, 2008.
Is there an email sitting in your inbox with a subject line predicting the death of the Internet in 2012? If so, beware: the file attached to it probably contains...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
2012 Internet spam spreading malware
Published on July 13th, 2008.
Is there an email sitting in your inbox with a subject line predicting the death of the Internet in 2012? If so, beware: the file attached to it probably contains...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
The UK’s most spammed man
Published on July 4th, 2008.
An anti-spam outfit in the UK has compiled a list of the top five most spammed individuals in the UK. Three of them use Orange as their Internet Service Provider,...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
McAfee global S.P.A.M. experiment concludes that spam will never go away
Published on June 30th, 2008.
McAfee has today published the results from its 'Spammed Persistently All Month' experiment, which saw people from 10 countries surf the web unprotected for a whole month. What they encountered...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.
Global spam trends reveal a taste for text, drugs and eBay
Published on June 28th, 2008.
An in-depth survey of the state of spam for the first half of 2008 reveals that spammers have re-discovered a love for the written word. They still rather like drugs...Filled under Information technology news - Spam, latest news. No Comments.