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Florida attorney general sues spammers

Florida attorney general sues spammers

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed suit against two men accused of sending thousands of spam emails that linked to more than 75 web sites dealing in fraudulent business.
Marcia Savage Apr 4 2005 5:46PM Security
IBM does not send spam back to spammers

IBM does not send spam back to spammers

IBM today launched a new technology aimed at combating spam. Some reports have claimed FairUCE (Fair use of unsolicited commercial email) bounces back spam emails to the IP address they were sent, a practise intended to slow the offending computers down, in fact the system works very differently.
David Quainton Mar 23 2005 11:43AM Security
Tricky spammers hit below the belt

Tricky spammers hit below the belt

A study has been released detailing which words spammers most like to hide, with 'Cialis' coming out on top. The report, by anti-virus company Sophos, highlights erectile dysfunction drugs, mortages and porn are still spammers weapons of choice.
David Quainton Mar 22 2005 11:37AM Security
Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV

Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV

The recent sharp rise in spam is being attributed to spammers being more selective in harvesting email addresses by avoiding anti-spam and anti-virus companies.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 10:57AM Security
International forum takes fight to spammers

International forum takes fight to spammers

25 European countries and 15 from Asia have united in an effort to put pressure on countries that fail to combat spam.
David Quainton Feb 24 2005 11:43AM Security
Spammers pockets emptied in settlement

Spammers pockets emptied in settlement

Two members of Alabama’s infamous spam ring have agreed a cash settlement and a court order forbidding them from ever sending spam again.
David Quainton Jan 26 2005 12:23PM Security
Microsft serve up more porridge for spammers

Microsft serve up more porridge for spammers

In a double-blow for the world of Texan student spammers Microsoft have filed a lawsuit against uber-spammer Ryan Pitylak.
David Quainton Jan 17 2005 1:55PM Security
Court says US spammers must pay more than a billion dollars in fines

Court says US spammers must pay more than a billion dollars in fines
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:07PM Security
Microsoft sues porn spammers

Microsoft sues porn spammers
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up

Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up
Robert Schifreen Jan 11 2005 12:29PM Security
The end of the affair - Lycos lets spammers be

The end of the affair - Lycos lets spammers be

Lycos has created so much love that it no longer needs to operate its vigilante website. “Make Love Not Spam” was laid to rest this weekend after a brief but eventful life attacking spamming websites.
David Quainton Dec 6 2004 11:01AM Security
Spammers don't Lycos

Spammers don't Lycos

Lycos’ vigilante website “Make Love Not Spam,” appears to have run aground. The site, an attempt to flood known spamming sites with requests, is experiencing operating problems.
David Quainton Dec 2 2004 4:03PM Security
Spammers exploit 'click here to remove' Trojan

Spammers exploit 'click here to remove' Trojan

Spammers are taking advantage of a newly discovered drag-and-drop JavaScript exploit that uses an Internet Explorer bug to download malicious .exe files when a mouse is scrolled across a specially coded domain page.
Robert Jaques Oct 7 2004 9:44AM Security
US FTC mulls $250,000 bounty on heads of spammers

US FTC mulls $250,000 bounty on heads of spammers

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has outlined plans for a "vigorous law enforcement programme against spam" after submitting of a report to Congress warning that the current system, whereby consumers are encouraged to forward unsolicited emails a FTC database, is not working.
Robert Jaques Sep 21 2004 1:50PM Security
Spammers using new email authentication protocol

Spammers using new email authentication protocol

Spammers are using Sender Policy Framework (SPF), a new email authentication protocol, to make their messages appear legitimate, according to a study by email security firm MX Logic.
Marcia Savage Sep 9 2004 5:07PM Security
Porn and pills -- spammer's favourites

Porn and pills -- spammer's favourites

Pornographic spam has increased by almost 350 percent since June, according to statistics released by a content security firm.
DVD Editor Aug 16 2004 12:00AM Security
Microsoft to sue 200 spammers

Microsoft to sue 200 spammers

Microsoft is looking to sue almost 200 people for sending millions of junk mail messages.
Dan Ilett Jun 11 2004 12:35PM Security
Why spammers spam

Why spammers spam

With over 65 per cent of all e-mail traffic circulating on the internet today being spam, there must be reasons why people choose this particular career path and risk arrest as well as being labeled as a spammer.
Francois Bourdeau Jun 1 2004 12:14PM Security
Spammers raise the price of shares

Spammers raise the price of shares

Spammers are attempting to ramp up the value of stocks and shares by sending out bogus financial reports to traders.
Dan Ilett Apr 14 2004 3:36PM Security
FTC encourages public to report spammers

FTC encourages public to report spammers

The US Government has launched a website for victims of junk email to report spammers.
Dan Ilett Jan 19 2004 11:03AM Security

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