Spam

Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns

The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets

12 years ago

Millions Of Open Servers Are Helping To Set Off Huge Digital Bombs

Spamhaus attacks show how the Internet's millions of open DNS resolvers are 'the scourge of the Internet'

12 years ago

Google Strengthens Anti-Spam Features

Google said it has updated its email security tools to stop spammers from hijacking user accounts

12 years ago

Facebook Tests Paid-For ‘Spam’ Emails

Facebook's new service lets people pay to get emails past the spam filters

12 years ago

Spam Texter Says £440,000 Fine ‘Is ICO Publicity Stunt’

Two men who allegedly ran a spam texting firm feel the wrath of the information commissioner

12 years ago

ICO Announces £250k Fines For Spam Texts

Watchdog announces first ever fines for spam texters

12 years ago

Grum Botnet Officially Decapitated

The Grum botnet is killed off, meaning we can expect a big dip in spam

12 years ago

Dutch Law Begins Dismantling Grum Spam Botnet

The world's third largest source of spam could soon be history

12 years ago

Android Rootkit Created (And Spam Botnet Is Reported)

Two worries for Android security: a nasty rootkit is created in the lab, while a botnet may have been spotted

12 years ago

Sophos Highlights Security Risk After Facebook Email Change

Facebook's decision to make the @facebook.com address the default email address is a security risk, warns Sophos

12 years ago

Malicious Attacks Spike As Flaws Fall In 2011

Vulnerabilities fall but cybercriminals take advantage of simple hacking tools and poor company security practices

13 years ago

India Overtakes The US As Top Spam Source

UK drops out of 'Dirty Dozen' with a 47 percent decrease in spam contribution over the last year

13 years ago

Kelihos Botnet Back From The Grave

A new version of the Kelihos botnet is gaining momentum despite Microsoft's efforts to uproot it last year

13 years ago

40 Percent Of UK Businesses Suffered Security Breaches Due To Spam

Survey reveals that most companies rely on insufficient spam-trapping features of their antivirus software

13 years ago

RSA 2012: WAF Added To QualysGuard Cloud Security Platform

Web Application Firewall touted to protect against spammers, SQL injections and DDoS attacks

13 years ago

Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks

Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues

13 years ago

Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam

Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up…

13 years ago

Microsoft Names Developer Behind The Kelihos Spam Botnet

Microsoft has amended its original Kelihos civil lawsuit to add a Russian security professional as the developer of the spamming…

13 years ago

McAfee To Issue Patch To Prevent Spam Hijacking

McAfee has promised to patch security issues in its hosted anti-malware service, including one that would turn a PC into…

13 years ago

Real-Time Botnet Threat Intelligence Data Feed Offered By Microsoft

A real-time feed from Microsoft's database of intelligence on botnets is being tested to help co-ordinate efforts to bring the…

13 years ago

Clues To Botmaster Identity Revealed In Chat Logs

Clues and details about the Cutwail botnet and its creator have been discovered in chat logs by Russian authorities

13 years ago

Growing Security Headache For Industrial Sector In 2012

McAfee researchers have been crystal ball watching to divine 2012's security trends. Tom Jowitt investigates their findings

13 years ago

Affiliate Marketing Sites Used In Majority Of 2011 Facebook Scams

Most Facebook scams in 2011 tricked users into going to affiliate marketing sites to fill out surveys, Commtouch said

13 years ago

Christmas Hackers And The Sanity Clause

New devices and first-time users provide the ideal mix for Christmas exploits so take a secure grip from the start,…

13 years ago

IBM’s Top 5 Innovations Will Change Your Life Within 5 Years

The 2011 predictions cover green power, mind-reading machines, desirable junk mail, DNA passwords, and digital profusion

13 years ago

Spam Takes Back Seat As Targeted Attacks Rise

Criminals are not replacing botnets but are instead turning to more targeted attacks, researchers warn

13 years ago

Yahoo Wins Massive Payout Against Spammers

Yahoo has been awarded a staggering $610 million in damages against spammers, but will it collect?

13 years ago

ICO Clamps Down On Spam Texters

ICO raids spam text office while survey finds 0.01 percent of people found spam texts useful

13 years ago

South Korea Wants ISPs To Take Anti-Spam Measures

The South Korean government's "Block 25" plan could also block legimiate traffic and suppress dissidents

13 years ago

Symantec: Spammers Create Shortened URL Services

Spammers are now using their own publicly available shortened URL services to spread their scams

13 years ago