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Symantec says October spam levels plummet
Canadian pharmacy affiliate closure takes effect.
Oct 8 2010 6:48AM
Durex leak reveals customer details
Condom vendor exposes customers.
Apr 1 2010 4:15PM
Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent
Firm says it's winning the war on dodgy tweets.
Mar 25 2010 12:29PM
Grum and Rustock botnets drive spam to new levels
Overall junk email levels rose five per cent in February.
Mar 2 2010 1:27PM
Malware levels remain steady in 2009
Number of new threats virtually the same as in 2008, says Kaspersky report.
Feb 25 2010 9:17AM
Spam volume reaches all-time high: McAfee
Accounts for 92 percent of all emails.
Nov 4 2009 10:31AM
Botnet activity drops as spam remains high but steady
Real Host shutdown impacted Cutwail botnet.
Aug 28 2009 11:35AM
Spam server shutdown has little effect
The shutdown of the Pricewert internet service provider (ISP) looks unlikely to have the same crushing effect of spam as theMcColo closure last year.
Jun 8 2009 7:37AM
Spam levels continue to surge
The level of spam flooding inboxes is at its highest level in more than a year, according to researchers.
Apr 30 2009 10:07AM
Google reporting spam recovering from McColo
Google is reporting that data from its Postini subsidiary shows annual spam levels are rebounding from the shutdown of McColo.
Jan 27 2009 3:48PM
Spammers still reeling from McColo bust
Nearly two months after the bust of hosting firm McColo, spam numbers are still down.
Jan 13 2009 3:08PM
Spam to hit record levels in 2009
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 in recent months.
Dec 18 2008 2:51PM
Spam to hit record levels in 2009
Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009.
Dec 18 2008 10:49AM
Spam levels to rise as Srizbi returns
The fall in global spam levels after the shutting of web hosting company McColo looks to be short-lived after researchers reported that the Srizbi botnet has been reactivated.
Nov 28 2008 10:51AM
Spam levels remain down following McColo shutdown
Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come roaring back.
Nov 21 2008 9:53AM
Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall
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.
Oct 7 2008 12:37AM
Spam levels remain steady in March
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..
Apr 9 2008 1:04PM
Spam levels remain steady in March
96.63 per cent of all email scanned.
Apr 9 2008 11:34AM
Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007
Spam accounted for 95 per cent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere.
Jan 11 2008 2:55PM
Spam levels reach 95 percent in 2007
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..
Jan 11 2008 7:18AM
