Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 28, 2008
Here's a great documentary from SophosLabs that examines botnets from the inside out. Very interesting stuff!......
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Filed in archive Malware
by Sue Walsh on June 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrey VolodinThe volume of malicious spam has tripled in the past week, largely due to the Srizbi botnet. This botnet is currently responsible for 46% of all spam sent...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 26, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Konstantin InozemtsevThe FTC has made some key changes to the can-spam law: 1. Senders can now use a P.O. Box as their physical address. 2. Nonprofits are now required...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 21, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6251275Symantec has issued a warning about two new types of spam hitting the net. The first takes advantage of the disaster victims in China and myanmar. It...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Clint Spencer The Storm Worm is back folks. That's right. The monster botnet security experts and researchers thought was dead has roared back to life. In the last...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 16, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderasMySpace has won yet another lawsuit against a spammer. This time it was an affiliate network called Media Breakaway and it's CEO, Scott Richter....
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 13, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Steve Dibblee The FTC made changes to the can-spam act and at least one of them is a boon to spammers. The new rules regarding the required opt-out feature now dictate...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on June 09, 2008
A new wave of phishing spam is hitting the net. This time, it's targeting victims of Internet fraud. The emails. which claim to be from the UK Government and Internet Crime Complaint Center,...
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