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Spam lures to eclipse "videos" laced with malware appear

Spam lures to eclipse "videos" laced with malware appear

Websense has warned that spam emails have emerged which attempt to dupe recipients into downloading videos of Wednesday's total lunar eclipse in the US but instead deliver an information-stealing trojan to the user's PC.
Jack Rogers Feb 22 2008 10:05AM Security
Mega spammer arrested in Japan for sending 2.2 billion emails

Mega spammer arrested in Japan for sending 2.2 billion emails

A 25-year-old Japanese man has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly sending 2.2 billion spam messages advertising gambling and dating services under the guise of a fake identity, according to Japanese media reports.
Negar Salek Feb 20 2008 3:41PM Security
Spam offers bogus Hillary Clinton interview video

Spam offers bogus Hillary Clinton interview video

Spammers capitalising on nationwide interest in the Democratic presidential nomination battle are sending out messages offering a link to a "Hillary Clinton video interview" that instead launches a trojan downloader on the victim's PC.
Jack Rogers Feb 15 2008 2:29PM Security
Russia emerges as spam superpower

Russia emerges as spam superpower

Russia has emerged as a "spam superpower", IT security experts warned today..
Robert Jaques Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Security
Mega-D botnet stronger than Storm, promotes male sexual pills

Mega-D botnet stronger than Storm, promotes male sexual pills

A new botnet spamming male sexual enhancement pill promotions has overtaken the notorious Storm worm botnet as the ‘largest single source of the world’s spam’, security vendor Marshal has warned.
Negar Salek Feb 1 2008 3:55PM Security
Spammers plead guilty to "419" scams that netted US$1.2 million

Spammers plead guilty to "419" scams that netted US$1.2 million

Three men pleaded guilty this week in New York to running get-rich-quick spam schemes - including a scam where one of the men claimed to have terminal throat cancer - targeting email users.
Frank Washkuch Feb 1 2008 9:55AM Security
Ikea rapped for flat-pack spam

Ikea rapped for flat-pack spam

Security firm Tier-3 has warned companies to review IT security arrangements following a potentially serious spam incident that affected the email servers of furniture giant Ikea.
Clement James Jan 23 2008 3:13PM Security
MySpace spam seeks botnets

MySpace spam seeks botnets

Researchers at Marshal, an internet security firm, are tracking a new spam campaign in which recipients receive messages inviting them to join MySpace – but a click on the link leads them to a bogus page containing malware disguised as an Adobe update.
Dan Kaplan Jan 18 2008 4:07PM Security
Spam for all occasions

Spam for all occasions

Spammers were more naughty than nice this past holiday season, according to Symantec’s monthly ‘State of Spam’ report.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 2:12PM Security
Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007

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.

Clement James Jan 11 2008 2:55PM Security
Spam levels reach 95 percent in 2007

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..
Clement James Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Security
Spam hits 97 percent of all email

Spam hits 97 percent of all email

Spam levels reached 97.02 percent in December 2007 and viruses accounted for 0.11 percent of email traffic, new monitoring data reveals..
Robert Jaques Jan 8 2008 7:53AM Security
Spam accounts for nearly 95 per cent of email

Spam accounts for nearly 95 per cent of email

Spam email accounted for between 90 and 95 percent of all email in 2007, up from an estimated five per cent of email in 2001, according to a report from web security company Barracuda Networks..
Guy Dixon Dec 14 2007 10:46AM Software
Clearswift sees benefits from email and spam explosion

Clearswift sees benefits from email and spam explosion

Content security specialist Clearswift has had a 40 percent year on year growth in new licence revenue driven by increasing market demand for its Email and Web Appliances.
Lilia Guan Dec 6 2007 1:46PM Security
Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet

Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet

Spam messages promoting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul that were distributed in October have been traced to a Ukrainian botmaster.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2007 11:47AM Security
Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam

Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam

The number of spam advertising messages sent to email users is levelling off, according to a software engineer at Google's Gmail service..
Matt Chapman Dec 3 2007 6:59AM Security
Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam

Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam

Symantec today released its top ten security trends for 2007 listing data leakage, Windows Vista, and spam as the top three dominant security issues.
Negar Salek Nov 27 2007 2:50PM Security
Sophos tap into phone tapping spam

Sophos tap into phone tapping spam

Sophos is warning users of a tricky new spam message containing an MP3 file attachment of what is claimed to be a recording of the user’s personal phone conversations.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 5:19PM Security
Hosting firm claims to beat MP3 spam

Hosting firm claims to beat MP3 spam

A web hosting firm claims to have developed spam filtering technology that can weed out MP3 attachments.
Robert Jaques Nov 6 2007 1:23PM Security
FTC spam contains malware

FTC spam contains malware

The US Federal Trade Commission is warning businesses to be on the lookout for spam that contains a trojan-laden attachment claiming to be a legal complaint against recipient.
Dan Kaplan Nov 1 2007 2:40PM Security

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