Spammers taking advantage of free online hosters
Posted in: Spam at 12/01/2010 16:20
Security giant McAfee warned today that spammers are increasingly exploiting online hosting companies that provide free domains and web hosting, in order to bypass anti-spam filters.
In the vendor's December 2009 Spam Report, McAfee Labs anti-spam technology lead Adam Wosotowsky and director of product marketing Elan Winkler argued that the trend has turned into "an all-out gold rush".
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2255934/spammers-taking-advantage-free
Also see:
McAfee Labs' January Spam Report
Angelina Jolie and Barack Obama are the #1 celeb subjects of choice for spammers, according to our January Spam Report. The report also reveals:
- The top 25 men and women that were spammed
- Chinese pharma spam isn't going away - in fact, on Dec 14, spam levels skyrocketed with subject lines advertising discounts on Pfizer drugs
- "Free-hosting" websites to provide spam URLs has become a major target for spammers
Be mindful of those celebrity names that appear in your inbox! Download the full report here.
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2010/01/11/mcafee-labs-january-spam-report/
