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ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike

ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike

SCAMwatch is warning Australians of a phony email claiming to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC).
Staff Writers Nov 1 2007 10:28AM Security
Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam

Tenth of junk email now MP3 spam

Anti-spam firm MXSweep has reported that MP3-based pump-and-dump spam now accounts for up to 10 percent of all spam sent..
Clement James Oct 31 2007 7:47AM Security
MP3 pump-and-dump spam targets inboxes

MP3 pump-and-dump spam targets inboxes

Crafty spammers overnight launched a new wave of pump-and-dump scams, this time delivering junk mail that includes audio attachments encouraging recipients to buy a penny stock.
Dan Kaplan Oct 19 2007 10:09AM 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
Hackers exploit YouTube servers to send spam

Hackers exploit YouTube servers to send spam

Hackers are using YouTube servers to lure users of the popular video sharing site into visiting dating sites or to promote their goods online in a new spam campaign, warn security experts.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2007 11:35AM Security
Hacker spam poses as old school friend

Hacker spam poses as old school friend

Hackers are attempting to infect PCs with malware using a 'long-lost female school friend' to lure gullible internet users, a security vendor has warned.
Matt Chapman Oct 8 2007 10:17AM 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
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
Four guilty of pump-and-dump spam scam

Four guilty of pump-and-dump spam scam

Gang pleads guilty to a pump-and-dump spam campaign that profited £10 million.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 18 2007 4:09PM 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
Malware-laden spam promises pop videos

Malware-laden spam promises pop videos

Security experts have warned internet users about malware hidden in spam emails claiming to offer new music videos from a number of pop stars.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2007 11:35AM Security
Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

Research suggests that spammers didn't find the results they were looking for during recent PDF spam spikes, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos.
Frank Washkuch Aug 30 2007 9:46AM Security
Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait

Spam campaign uses Northern Territory Library as bait

A spam email purporting to be legitimate news from the ‘Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ is circulating across Australia and leading users to an infected website in Korea, experts at Sophos have warned.
Negar Salek Aug 24 2007 3:16PM Security
Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Cyber-criminals unleash spam Storm

Security experts have warned of an outbreak of malicious spam emails that use log-in account confirmation details as a hook to get users to visit an infected website.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2007 7:36AM Security
Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high

Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high

Spam — spearheaded by a Storm Worm-related spike in malicious e-card messages — has driven the level of junk messages to more than eight in 10 emails.
Frank Washkuch Aug 21 2007 7:25AM Security
Viagra spam edges out pump-and-dump

Viagra spam edges out pump-and-dump

Pump-and-dump spam, which dominated inboxes in the first half of the year, has given way to image spam and messages pushing 'sexual enhancement' drugs, according to a report from security firm BitDefender.
Clement James Aug 17 2007 6:48AM Security
Pump-and-dump scam spikes spam by 445 percent

Pump-and-dump scam spikes spam by 445 percent

Spammers, hoping to score thousands of dollars after ditching the stock they've flimflammed targets into purchasing, are inundating email boxes with one of the largest pump-and-dump scams in history.
Illena Armstrong Aug 14 2007 1:40PM Security
Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down

Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down

Traditional image spam is again on the decrease, but attachment spam - containing images as part of Microsoft Office files - is on the upswing, according to Symantec's "State of Spam" report for August.
Frank Washkuch Aug 9 2007 9:48AM 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
Boffins find way to fight spam scams

Boffins find way to fight spam scams

94 percent of spam-advertised online scams are hosted on individual web
servers.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:00PM Security

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