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New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

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 percent of all spam circulation, warned Marshal.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2007 12:02PM Security
Larry Ellison levels guns at Red Hat

Larry Ellison levels guns at Red Hat

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison used his closing keynote at Oracle OpenWorld to make it clear that his company is gunning for Red Hat..
Iain Thomson Nov 15 2007 11:29PM Software
Phishing levels reach all time high

Phishing levels reach all time high

A record number of phishing attacks were detected last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 15 2007 9:45AM Security
Spam levels soar in Asia

Spam levels soar in Asia

Almost 90 percent of all email sent from some Asian nations is spam, according to recent research.
Simon Burns Oct 12 2007 7:22AM Security
Spam levels soar by more than a third

Spam levels soar by more than a third

Spam levels soared by more than a third during September, according to new research by security company SoftScan.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 5 2007 9:56AM Security
Phishing levels up in September

Phishing levels up in September

Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs.
Negar Salek Oct 2 2007 2:19PM Security
Spam levels reach an all time high

Spam levels reach an all time high

Spam levels have reached an all time high, according to the latest figures released by Ipswitch, a network monitoring company.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 26 2007 10:19AM Security
Record levels of spam detected, new study shows

Record levels of spam detected, new study shows

Spam levels reached an all time high last month, according to the latest figures by SoftScan.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 9 2007 11:09AM Security
Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket

Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket

A widespread pump-and-dump scam has caused spam levels to soar by almost a third, according to security vendor Sophos.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 9 2007 9:46AM Security
Spam levels creep up again

Spam levels creep up again

Spam levels crept up again in July, accounting for 91.52 percent of all email, according to messages scanned by SoftScan.
Clement James Aug 7 2007 12:17PM Security
Spam levels remain steady in May

Spam levels remain steady in May

But still almost 90 per cent of all email is junk.
Clement James Jun 5 2007 3:40PM Security
Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

The most recent monthly spam report from Symantec saw a decrease in image spam — a technique using embedded images to bypass phishing filters — that had been growing in popularity this year.
Frank Washkuch May 8 2007 9:48AM Security
Spam hits records levels in February

Spam hits records levels in February

Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Security
MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise

MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise

For the fifth consecutive month, spam levels have continued to soar, with more than three-quarters of all messages sent in February being junk.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 5 2007 12:17AM Security
Study: Image spam levels rocket

Study: Image spam levels rocket

Image spam levels have soared over the past six months, now accounting for over half of all spam, according to new research.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 24 2007 11:18AM Security
Spam and botnet levels continue to soar

Spam and botnet levels continue to soar

The number of spam messages jumped to a record 94 percent of all email on the internet last month, research from Postini reveals.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 10 2007 11:30AM Security
Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Zombie activity and spam levels jumped last month as criminals began to target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 5:47PM Security
Spam levels reach record high

Spam levels reach record high

Image spam and phishing attacks predominate.
Clement James Nov 2 2006 10:07AM Security
Spam levels reach record high

Spam levels reach record high

Levels of spam rose sharply in October to account for 89.07 per cent of all email during the month, according to figures from SoftScan.
Clement James Nov 2 2006 9:48AM Security
Windows XP piracy levels fall by more than 4 percent

Windows XP piracy levels fall by more than 4 percent

An update released today from Microsoft shows that work carried out as part of its "Keep IT Real" initiative has been successful, lowering the UK piracy rate of Windows XP from 16.7 percent to 12.4 percent over the last seven months.
Emma Pritchard Oct 20 2006 5:44PM Security

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