Posted January 7, 2011 - 09:04 by Emma Woollacott
In a war movie, it's when the enemy goes quiet that you really need to worry. And the same might apply to the news that spam levels seem to have dropped precipitously over the last couple of weeks.
Posted November 19, 2010 - 08:11 by Kate Taylor
Just 50 ISPs are responsible for the bulk of the world's spam, a new study shows, bringing hope that it might be a little easier than expected to wipe out some of the world's most prolific botnets.
Posted November 16, 2010 - 09:26 by Kate Taylor
An Australian civil servant is in big trouble with his bosses after emailing almost 7,000 of his colleagues in search of a woman he'd met at a party.
Posted October 6, 2010 - 16:23 by STARR KESHET
The Quebec Superior Court has ordered a serial Facebook spammer to pay the popular social networking site a whopping $873 million.
Posted September 3, 2010 - 07:32 by Emma Woollacott
Well, it's worked beautifully with Facebook, and spammers have been quick to get going with fake surveys on Ping.
Posted August 16, 2010 - 13:08 by STARR KESHET
Security researchers are warning Facebook members to avoid clicking on a link that purportedly offers users easy access to a "dislike" button.
Posted July 14, 2010 - 17:42 by A STAFF WRITER
Cybercriminals have reportedly increased their effectiveness by launching "multi-stage" attacks that combine messaging with other Web activities.
Posted May 21, 2010 - 07:47 by Emma Woollacott
The Federal Trade Commission has shut down an ISP that it says was actively helping distribute spam, spyware and child pornography.
Posted April 29, 2010 - 08:12 by Emma Woollacott
The US is still the world's worst spam offender, with 13.1 percent of the lovely stuff being relayed through the country.
Posted April 1, 2010 - 07:19 by Emma Woollacott
Gamers beware - you're 50 percent more likely to suffer spam and phishing attacks than other social network users.
