Spam

Targeted Malware Shows Massive Surge

Different strains of malware have increased more than a hundred-fold over 2009 according to a report

14 years ago

UK Spam Flourishes Through Personal Details Market

A disregard for customer privacy is one reason why spam has doubled in the UK this year, claims a watchdog…

14 years ago

Botnet Warning As Spammers Prep For Holiday Season

Security expert are warning that new botnets are on the way after recording a rise in virus activity in the…

14 years ago

SonicWall Shows Off Anti-Spam Service

SonicWall has announced an integrated anti-spam service for SMBs struggling to deal with the rising amount of unwanted emails

14 years ago

US Tax Spam Spreads Zeus Trojan

Security researchers at Cisco Systems and Solera Networks say US tax spam is spreading the Zeus Trojan

14 years ago

Sophos Names US As Top Spam Relayer

A Sophos report has named the United States as the main culprit, relaying nearly a fifth of the world's spam

14 years ago

LinkedIn Users Targeted By Spam Attack

The attack on the LinkedIn social network follows attacks on Twitter, Facebook and others

14 years ago

Russian Domains Increase As China Cans Spam

There has been a noticeable increase in Russian spam domains since China changed its domain registration requirements in 2009

14 years ago

Apple Ping Hit By Facebook Scam

Sophos has warned that Apple Ping has been hit by scams familiar to users of other social networks such as…

14 years ago

Symantec Warns Of Spam Campaign Using Shortened URLs

Symantec MessageLabs has warned that the proportion of spam containing shortened hyperlinks has increased significantly over the last year

14 years ago

USB Worms And Disasters Top Threat List

McAfee's latest quarterly threat analysis found fewer exploits than last year - but evildoers are just as inventive as ever

15 years ago

Twitter Wages War On Spam

Twitter engineers have brought down the level of spam on the site to just one percent, while the GSMA is…

15 years ago

Researchers Questions Zeus Botnet Future Threat

Will the takedown of more than 25 percent of the command-and-control servers tied to the Zeus Trojan have a lasting…

15 years ago

Microsoft Takes On Waledec Botnet After Legal Win

Microsoft has won a legal battle that has resulted in a temporary restraining order against one of the worst sources…

15 years ago