Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

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Researchers from Marshal today reported a sharp increase in image spam, as well as new techniques used to slip the unwanted emails past filters.

Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters
The Atlanta-based firm's Threat Research and Content Engineering team recorded a 40 percent increase in total spam during late October and early November, which it attributed to an increase in image spam.That technique was credited for 30 percent of all spam, a jump from 22 percent just three ...

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