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Twitter hit by second phishing attack in a week 
Security
Twitter hit by second phishing attack in a week
By Phil Muncaster | Feb 25, 2010 | Comment Now 
Users warned not to click on 'This you????' messages.
 
Twitter users under attack again 
Software
Twitter users under attack again
By Phil Muncaster | Feb 22, 2010 | Comment Now 
Phishing messages hit the site.
 
Spam and phishing soar to new heights 
Security
Spam and phishing soar to new heights
By David Neal | Nov 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Almost nine out of 10 emails are junk.
 
Mozilla tests the water with Raindrop email filter 
Software
Mozilla tests the water with Raindrop email filter
By Rosalie Marshall | Oct 24, 2009 | 1 Comment 
App will automatically prioritise messages.
 
Woman loses US$4,000 in Facebook scam 
Oddware
Woman loses US$4,000 in Facebook scam
By Iain Thomson | Sep 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Hacked page leads to major loss.
 
Twitter starts scanning for malicious links 
Software
Twitter starts scanning for malicious links
By Phil Muncaster | Aug 4, 2009 | Comment Now 
Finally addresses malware problem.
 
US DOJ phishes its own employees 
Security
US DOJ phishes its own employees
By Iain Thomson | Feb 3, 2009 | Comment Now 
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has admitted that it has been sending phishing emails to its own employees in order to test their security awareness.
 
Valentine's spam starts to heat up 
Security
Valentine's spam starts to heat up
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 30, 2009 | Comment Now 
Security experts are warning users of a rising tide in Valentine's day-themed spam messages and malware attacks.
 
Federal Reserve spam attack emerges 
Security
Federal Reserve spam attack emerges
By Shaun Nichols | Nov 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
Security officials are warning users after the discovery of a clever new phishing scam.
 
Spam is getting nasty, says Symantec 
Security
Spam is getting nasty, says Symantec
By Shaun Nichols | Oct 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
The number of spam messages laden with malicious links or attachments is increasing, according to Symantec.
 
Spam around 150bn messages a day 
Security
Spam around 150bn messages a day
Aug 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Although down in recent months, around 150bn spam messages are sent every day, according to the latest quarterly Secure Computing Internet Threats Report.
 
Iran to filter 'immoral' text messages 
Telco/ISP
Iran to filter 'immoral' text messages
May 2, 2007 | Comment Now 
Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution gets tough on SMS users.
 
Smart malware injects spam into messages 
Security
Smart malware injects spam into messages
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 28, 2007 | Comment Now 
Trojan scans outgoing messages before embedding spam content.
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