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Symantec says October spam levels plummet 
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Symantec says October spam levels plummet
By Tom Brewster | Oct 8, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Canadian pharmacy affiliate closure takes effect.
 
Spam server shutdown has little effect 
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Spam server shutdown has little effect
By Iain Thomson | Jun 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
The shutdown of the Pricewert internet service provider (ISP) looks unlikely to have the same crushing effect of spam as theMcColo closure last year.
 
Google reporting spam recovering from McColo 
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Google reporting spam recovering from McColo
By Iain Thomson | Jan 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
Google is reporting that data from its Postini subsidiary shows annual spam levels are rebounding from the shutdown of McColo.
 
Spammers still reeling from McColo bust 
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Spammers still reeling from McColo bust
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
Nearly two months after the bust of hosting firm McColo, spam numbers are still down.
 
Spam to hit record levels in 2009 
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Spam to hit record levels in 2009
By Phil Muncaster | Dec 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
IT security firm Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009, despite a crackdown on several major spam outfits ...
 
Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall 
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Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall
By Tom Young | Oct 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Spam email messages have fallen by eight per cent thanks to the demise on 20 September of California-based ISP Intercage, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
 
Spam levels remain steady in March 
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Spam levels remain steady in March
By Clement James | Apr 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Spam accounted for 96.63 percent of all email scanned in March, making it the third consecutive month that junk mail levels have remained steady..
 
Spam levels reach 95 percent in 2007 
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Spam levels reach 95 percent in 2007
By Clement James | Jan 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Spam accounted for 95 percent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere..
 
New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed 
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New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed
Nov 29, 2007 | Comment Now 
After a year in development, a botnet touted as the ‘Celebrity Spam Gang’ has reached similar distribution capabilities as the notorious Storm worm and is responsible for 20 ...
 
Larry Ellison levels guns at Red Hat 
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Larry Ellison levels guns at Red Hat
By Iain Thomson | Nov 15, 2007 | Comment Now 
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison used his closing keynote at Oracle OpenWorld to make it clear that his company is gunning for Red Hat..
 
Spam levels soar in Asia 
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Spam levels soar in Asia
By Simon Burns | Oct 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
Almost 90 percent of all email sent from some Asian nations is spam, according to recent research.
 
Phishing levels up in September 
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Phishing levels up in September
By Negar Salek | Oct 2, 2007 | Comment Now 
Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs.
 
Spam levels creep up again 
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Spam levels creep up again
By Clement James | Aug 7, 2007 | Comment Now 
Spam levels crept up again in July, accounting for 91.52 percent of all email, according to messages scanned by SoftScan.
 
Spam levels remain steady in May 
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Spam levels remain steady in May
By Clement James | Jun 5, 2007 | Comment Now 
But still almost 90 per cent of all email is junk.
 
Spam hits records levels in February 
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Spam hits records levels in February
Mar 16, 2007 | Comment Now 
Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
 
Spam levels reach record high 
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Spam levels reach record high
By Clement James | Nov 2, 2006 | Comment Now 
Image spam and phishing attacks predominate.
 
Virus levels soar in August 
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Virus levels soar in August
By Clement James | Sep 5, 2006 | Comment Now 
Percentage of phishing emails increases dramatically.
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