"spam" news, interviews, and features

Slideshows about spam

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  In Pictures: Top 10 botnet targets in the US and worldwide

  Level 3’s research report analyses botnet activity around the world

  In Pictures: Top 10 botnet targets in the US and worldwide

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News about spam

• Scamwatch round-up – Xero, Office 365, Xerox and eBay

  This week, the Xero, Office 365, Xerox and eBay and Ezi Office Supplies brands were all hijacked in scam email campaigns

• TPG coughs up $360k after spam breach

  Pays infringement notice after admitting the breach

• Malware-loaded scam email origin shifts again

  More fake Origin emails hit inboxes

• Fake of Origin strikes again in new email scam

  Energy company impersonated by cyber crooks for second time in a month

• NSW hit by Roads & Maritime Services email scam

  Campaign looks to download malicious file of unknown nature

• When it comes to spam, IBM's SoftLayer is the host with the most

  A Brazilian malware gang is at least partly to blame, according to nonprofit Spamhaus

Features about spam

• PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

  A new report from MessageLabs shows that PDF files are a common and growing attack vector for malicious exploits.

• ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

  The free, cloud-based antivirus software is available for corporate users courtesy of ClamAV for Windows

• Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security

  Security researchers have shown that many popular phones can be knocked offline by carefully crafted text messages

• Microsoft sues mobile ringtone company for phishing, spam

  The lawsuit claims that Funmobile phished users and then spammed their contacts

• China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting

  Chinese hosting companies and registrars sometimes ignore complaints, which perpetuates fraud and spam

• Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam

  The software can be used to block spam via SMS and MMS and filter out malicious content