Different strains of malware have increased more than a hundred-fold over 2009 according to a report
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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 report
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 third quarter
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
US Tax Spam Spreads Zeus Trojan
Security researchers at Cisco Systems and Solera Networks say US tax spam is spreading the Zeus Trojan
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
LinkedIn Users Targeted By Spam Attack
The attack on the LinkedIn social network follows attacks on Twitter, Facebook and others
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
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 Facebook and Twitter.
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
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
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 testing its own reporting service against mobile spam
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 effect?
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 of spam, namely the notorious Waledac botnet