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Stock spammers have armed themselves with a new tool to get around spam filters-video. It joins past filter fooling schemes like pdf and image spam. Symantec reports that they had samples of spam that...

Just hours after Pakistan's former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto was murdered, cyber criminals had released sites using the news to spread malware. The malicious sites even made it to the top of...

The Storm worm has once again made its presence known, this time with a New Years themed attack. Victims receive emails with such subject lines as: "As you embrace another New Year"...

We here at IGotSpam?! would like to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas full of love, laughter, and blessings. We have enjoyed being your source for breaking news and info on spam, viruses,...

Just when we thought spammers had moved on to new delivery methods like mp3 and search engine spam, PDF spam seems to be on the rise again. Most PDF spams seem to have subject lines targeted toward...

Verizon Wireless customers were hit with a wave of text message spam this week. The messages asked receivers if they were looking for a date and included a link to an adult website. You have kids with...

McAfee has announced the release of GroupShield 7 For Microsoft Exchange. GroupShield provides threat protection and security management solutions including anti-virus and content security. It scans...

CISSP, I am obligated to keep myself educated on information security issues. In order to provide more educational opportunities to it's credential holders, (ISC)2, maintainers of the CISSP...

Around 70% of all emails hitting your company's servers is spam. Time spent dealing with spam affects efficiency and productivity. The malware that often accompanies spam can wreck havoc on your...

In order to get a copy of this program called Stuffit Expander, you have to agree to give your email address, which is then added to an "opt-in" mailing list where the manufacturer, Smith...

Botnets are big news these days, thanks to the Storm worm, this week's massive botnet attack, and other internet security issues. Users whose computers have been infected and joined to a botnet...

Symantec has released it's December State of Spam Report. In it they note that in November spam increased to 72% of all email traffic. The report also notes some seasonal spam trends: Penny stocks...

This past week saw a new botnet attack, increasing spam traffic by 600 percent. The botnet responsible is believed to have over 5 million nodes and interesting enough, only works from 9-5. It appears...

Hackers have attacked two of the U.S.'s most important science labs, New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Tennessee's Oakridge National Laboratory. At the Oak Ridge lab, the...

Here's an interesting video from the Department of Justice about Computer Security. It's hosted by John Walsh, who you may of heard of via his show "America's Most Wanted"....

Here is an interesting video that discusses spam fighting software and whether it's more effective when run via the desktop or server side at ISP's. It's a great roundtable discussion the...

A federal judge's recent decision may mean more jail time for spammers who profit greatly from their crimes. The case tackled the matter of determining the actual financial harm done to an ISP by...

Let's face it, if you work for an employer or have a job that demands that you be reachable anywhere, anytime, chances are you've been given some kind of access to email from your mobile...

Here is a great video I found. It's from LiveSecurity's Malware Analysis series. This video talks about rootkits, what they do, and how to protect your server from someone using one. This...

Seven FBI offices participated in the second phase of "Operation Bot Roast", leading to the execution of 13 search warrants and 8 arrests, including that of 21 year old Ryan Brett, who...