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Microsoft Tweaks Hotmail To Target Email Clutter
Microsoft is targeting so-called 'Graymail' (including spam) with a number of new Hotmail features
Microsoft Court Order Shuts Down Kelihos Botnet
Microsoft continues to wage war with botnets after gaining a court order to take down Kelihos
Study: Spammers Hacking Legitimate Marketing Platforms
Spammers are using marketing firms' resources to make their malicious messages cleverer
Spam Hits Pre-Rustock Takedown Levels
A spam outbreak is hitting levels not seen since Rustock was disabled in March, according to Commtouch
FBI Arrests Facebook Spam King
Facebook spammer Sanford Wallace has turned himself in to the FBI after a July indictment in the US
Microsoft Offers Bounty For Rustock Operators
Microsoft has offered $250,000 for information leading to the conviction of the Rustock botnet's operators
IronPort Update Targets Spear Phishing Attacks
Cisco has updated IronPort to protect users from targeted attacks such as spear phishing emails
Google Spams Google+ Users After Disk Overload
Full disks resulted in Google+ users getting multiple notifications - a bad start for the vaunted Facebook killer
Rustock Botnet Size Halved Since Server Takedown
Microsoft released the latest statistics for the crippled Rustock spam server it helped to take down in March
Viruses Rise In May While Spam Levels Off
Email-borne malware and viruses showed a big increase in May while overall spam volumes remained flat
Illegal Spam Firms Run Like Legitimate Businesses
Spam operations are run like legal business enterprises and rely on banks’ merchant services to function
Seized Rustock Servers Reveal Compromised Emails
Microsoft forensic experts have uncovered 400,000 email addresses from seized Rustock servers
Canada Becomes Second-Largest Malware Source
Canada's clean cyber climate appears to be attracting the malware criminals, says Websense
Malicious Web Activity Declined In April, Says Symantec
Symantec.cloud reported a significant drop in spam and malware sites in April, MessageLabs Intelligence reports
Security Firms Warn Of Royal Wedding Malware
Spammers and hackers are jumping on the royal wedding bandwagon in order to make some quick cash
Spammers And Cold Callers Face £500,000 Fine
The Information Commissioner will be cracking down on unwanted email and phone marketing from 25 May
Mothercare Emails Exposed By Epsilon Hack
After Marks & Spencer, Mothercare became the second big British retailer hit by Epsilon
Harnig Botnet Goes Offline After Rustock Raid
Another botnet has ceased operations after it emerged that the Harnig (Piptea) botnet has gone offline
Spam Volumes Dip After Seizure Of Rustock Servers
The global volume of spam has dropped dramatically after Rustock's servers were seized by US Marshalls
Blekko Spurring Google On Anti-Spam Innovation
Google and start-up Blekko are competing on features to block increasingly sophisticated spam results
Union Leader Calls For Email Tax To Pay Off Deficit
Bob Crow of the RMT Union has called on the government to tax emails to pay off the public deficit
Google Joins ISP-Level Anti-Phishing Scheme
Return Path is getting big backers for its Domain Assurance service designed to combat phishing scams
Survey Reveals Business Impact Of Day-To-Day Tasks
The impact on businesses of unproductive tasks, such as dealing with spam email, has been revealed
Researchers Uncover Credentials Stolen By Waledac
Researchers have found a huge number of stolen email passwords and FTP credentials stolen by a botnet
Spam Levels Fall To Two-Year Low, Symantec Finds
Despite a recent upsurge after the Christmas break, spam levels are at a two year low Symantec has found
Google Hits Back Over Search Quality Jibes
Google has given more details on its efforts to filter out 'web spam' from its search results, following criticism
Spam Returns With a Vengence After Christmas Lull
The number of spam messages is now back to its normal painful levels after the Christmas break
Google Apps Gets Anti-Spam Tool
Google has added DKIM signing to Google Apps, giving users a way of steering clear of spam filters
Spam Declines As Botnets Rethink Their Strategies
Spam levels fell over Christmas but Symantec reckons this may be the lull before a storm coming in 2011