Spam
15 October 2010
Spam nation: U.S. tops list of spam-relaying countries Network World
Spam nation. Let's face it, that's what they should call us, and it's not the eatin' spam, it's the e-mail spam. The United States of America is the top spam-belching nation in the entire world -- by far.
06 October 2010
Facebook Spammer Tries to Cash in on $873 Million Fine PC World
Facebook calls him a spammer and a U.S. court has fined him US$873 million. But Montreal's Adam Guerbuez doesn't seem to care; he calls himself the US$873 million man and says he won't pay a cent.
25 September 2010
Spammers Transferring Operations To Russia InformationWeek
Following China's security clampdown, Russian registrars have seen a rise in spam-related domain registrations.
07 September 2010
New Zealand earthquake: Warning over dodgy 'charity' spam New Zealand Herald
As Christchurch readies itself for what will be a lengthy clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake, Kiwis are being warned that cyber criminals are readying for a spam assault cashing in on the disaster.
01 September 2010
Huge Spamming Botnet Injured but Still Alive PC World
A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.
25 August 2010
Rustock botnet responsible for 39 percent of all spam ZDNet
Botnets are now responsible for sending 95 percent of all spam, up from 84 percent in April, and almost half of that spam comes from a single botnet, Rustock.
06 August 2010
Spam analysis shows that it pays to be polite V3
A frequency analysis study of the words used in different types of spam has revealed the tactics used by spammers.
Spam Threat Growing, Getting Sneakier eSecurity Planet
Spam is not only growing in volume, but it's also becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate email, according to an online survey of U.S. consumers by Harris Interactive. The survey was commissioned by Cloudmark, an anti-spam and email security firm.
15 July 2010
US Extends Spam Lead: twice as much spam comes from the United States as any other country in the world, finds Sophos InformationWeek
Received a spam email lately? No matter where you are in the world, statistically speaking, a report finds that it's most likely to have come from the United States.
13 July 2010
The FTC Takes on the Spam Dispensers BusinessWeek
If you think you get too much spam, try visiting the second floor of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. That's where a computer server holds the world's largest collection of spam e-mail -- 314 million messages, with 200,000 more arriving every day. The machine sits in the agency's Internet lab, a bunker crammed with electronic devices that help investigators hunt down spammers, spyware makers, and identity thieves.
Does America's First Amendment Forbid Spam Filtering? by John Levine CircleID
... Spam filters, and in particular DNS blacklists are intended to prevent e-mail from being delivered. Doesn't the First Amendment make it illegal to block speech? The short answer is no, but of course it's slightly more complicated than that in practice.
07 July 2010
Spam application again spreading on Facebook V3
A Facebook spam application spread by advertising a 'shocking' video has triggered security warnings.
25 June 2010
Australia's IIA pushes new ISP spam code Computerworld
The Internet Industry Association has submitted a revised and updated code of practice for ISPs around spam emails to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for official registration.
24 June 2010
World Cup continues to drive spam V3
The World Cup is continuing to play a major role in global spam loads, according to Symantec.
SMS scammers using World Cup to cash in Sydney Morning Herald
Mobile phone scammers are using the FIFA World Cup to tempt Australians into providing their personal banking details in exchange for millions of dollars in phantom prizes.
22 June 2010
$11m Spamhaus US damages award reduced to $27,000 OUT-LAW News
Anti-spam organisation Spamhaus has succeeded in arguing that it should not pay a US company it put on its blacklists $11 million in damages. A US court has reduced the sum to $27,000.
18 June 2010
Beating China, India turns world’s top spam source Hindustan Times
That email offer for a bulk discount on Viagra or for a million dollars from a Nigerian benefactor clogging your inbox may actually have emanated pretty close to home.
11 June 2010
ISPs reluctant to filter outbound spam TechWorld
With spam volumes rising relentlessly a new survey claims to have detected an iota of worry among service providers. It seems many of them would love to do something about it but don't know what.
03 June 2010
Symantec warns of hike in World Cup spam V3
Symantec has joined the chorus of voices warning users to brace for a surge in spam centred around the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.
28 May 2010
African broadband boost spurs rise in spam output ZDNet
An undersea cable laid off the coast of east Africa last year has led to a boom in spam coming from the region, according to a new study from Symantec.
27 May 2010
Spam continues to plague Asian economies ZDNet
When Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates infamously predicted in 2004 that spam could be eradicated in two years, he probably did not expect the onslaught that was to come.
26 May 2010
New Canadian anti-spam laws could be in place by end of year The Star
The long wait for protection against identity theft and anti-spam legislation may be nearing an end.
20 May 2010
US judge permanently shuts down ISP catering to spam, porn Computerworld
A federal judge has ordered the permanent closure of an Internet service provider long accused of hosting and distributing spam, spyware, child pornography and other illegal content, at the request of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
19 May 2010
Search-engine spam targeting popular news items CNET
The earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the Toyota recall, and Apple's iPad are just some of the search terms that cybercriminals are using to corrupt search-engine results, according to McAfee's first-quarter Threats Report released Tuesday.
11 May 2010
Fifa World Cup spam strikes again V3
Security vendor Trend Micro is warning users of yet another spam campaign using the forthcoming Fifa World Cup 2010 tournament as bait.
