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Nokia caught out on SMS spam 
Telco/ISP
Nokia caught out on SMS spam
Jan 24, 2012 | Comment Now 
Fined $55,000.
 
McAfee patches spam relay flaw 
Security
McAfee patches spam relay flaw
By Darren Pauli | Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now 
Customers find their email and IP addresses on blacklists.
 
Kim Jong-il malware circulating 
Finance
Kim Jong-il malware circulating
By SC Staff | Dec 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Spammers capitalise on leaders' death.
 
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit 
Security
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit
By Dan Kaplan | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Asks former defendant for help.
 
Microsoft offers $250k reward for Rustock masterminds 
Finance
Microsoft offers $250k reward for Rustock masterminds
By Dan Kaplan | Jul 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
Redmond renews push to catch Rustock creators.
 
Google+ spams users after disk space shortfall 
Storage
Google+ spams users after disk space shortfall
By Nicole Kobie | Jul 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Some Gmail accounts hit.
 
Osama's doom a scammer boon 
Security
Osama's doom a scammer boon
By Darren Pauli | May 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
Be careful what you click for.
 
Microsoft to crack open Rustock's servers 
Security
Microsoft to crack open Rustock's servers
By Liam Tung | Apr 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
1.7 million IP addresses still calling home.
 
Bagle to succeed Rustock as spam king? 
Security
Bagle to succeed Rustock as spam king?
By Tom Brewster | Mar 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
There may be a new botnet spamming king in town in the form of Bagle.
 
Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown 
Security
Microsoft details Rustock botnet takedown
By Liam Tung | Mar 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
A million bots at a loose end, still infected.
 
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming 
Networking
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming
By Tom Brewster | Mar 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
 
Researchers mine emails for criminal characteristics 
Security
Researchers mine emails for criminal characteristics
By Liz Tay | Mar 9, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Spammer identities to be exposed.
 
ZeuS circulates in ATO spam 
Security
ZeuS circulates in ATO spam
By Liz Tay | Feb 28, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Tax Office warns of Trojan virus.
 
Virgin Blue rectifies 'spam' campaign 
Strategy
Virgin Blue rectifies 'spam' campaign
By Liz Tay | Jan 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Airline fined $110,000.
 
Do Not Call register fees to rise 
Telco/ISP
Do Not Call register fees to rise
Dec 21, 2010 | Comment Now 
But far lower impost than than regulator ACMA estimated.
 
FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet 
Security
FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet
By Liz Tay | Dec 6, 2010 | Comment Now 
ACMA investigation contributes to man's arrest.
 
ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day 
Security
ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day
By Mahesh Sharma | Nov 25, 2010 | 5 Comments 
Regulator working on new zombie-tracking portal for ISPs.
 
Spam falls after giant botnet takedowns 
Security
Spam falls after giant botnet takedowns
By Tom Brewster | Nov 15, 2010 | Comment Now 
Law enforcement wins some battles.
 
Hackers blamed for MessageLabs spam 
Security
Hackers blamed for MessageLabs spam
By Brett Winterford | Nov 12, 2010 | Comment Now 
Antispam company insists it can keep customers in check.
 
MessageLabs trapped on anti-spam list 
Security
MessageLabs trapped on anti-spam list
By Brett Winterford | Nov 9, 2010 | 9 Comments 
SORBS blocks outbound mail of MessageLabs customers.
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