Spam
Spammers stung for $US230 million - but who collects?
By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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Srizbi sending half the world's spam
By: Stephen Withers
The Srizbi botnet is responsible for half of all spam, according a content security company.
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By: Stephen Withers
The Srizbi botnet is responsible for half of all spam, according a content security company.
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“Celebrate” 30 years of frustration - with junk mail spam
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Happy Birthday, spam – you’re 30 years old, and while most of us hope that you get a heart attack and die before you turn 31, chances are you’ll outlive us all.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Happy Birthday, spam – you’re 30 years old, and while most of us hope that you get a heart attack and die before you turn 31, chances are you’ll outlive us all.
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Kraken botnet evolving, says PC Tools
By: Stephen Withers
A significant new variant of the Kraken malware has been identified by security researchers.
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By: Stephen Withers
A significant new variant of the Kraken malware has been identified by security researchers.
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You have been photographed naked: you are being sued; you have a tax refund coming.
By: Stuart Corner
Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly inventive in their efforts to get the unsuspecting to give away personal details or install malware onto their systems.
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By: Stuart Corner
Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly inventive in their efforts to get the unsuspecting to give away personal details or install malware onto their systems.
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Volunteers to just say yes to spam
By: Stan Beer
Imagine actually choosing to live on a diet of email spam for 30 days, with no computer security, and simply replying to and particpating in every offer that arrives in your inbox that takes your fancy. That's exactly what 50 volunteers from around the world intend to do in an attempt to demonstrate the devastating consequences that spam can have for the unsuspecting user.
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By: Stan Beer
Imagine actually choosing to live on a diet of email spam for 30 days, with no computer security, and simply replying to and particpating in every offer that arrives in your inbox that takes your fancy. That's exactly what 50 volunteers from around the world intend to do in an attempt to demonstrate the devastating consequences that spam can have for the unsuspecting user.
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Beware hijacked Facebook accounts, vendor warns
By: Stephen Withers
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By: Stephen Withers
Spammers are using hijacked Facebook accounts to post misleading links to dodgy sites, a security vendor has warned.
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Spam blocker rises from the dead to bite lax email administrators
By: Stuart Corner
A database of open relay email servers, provided until late 2006 as a voluntary service to help email administrators block spam, has suddenly re-activated but is returning every address queried as being on its blacklist.
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By: Stuart Corner
A database of open relay email servers, provided until late 2006 as a voluntary service to help email administrators block spam, has suddenly re-activated but is returning every address queried as being on its blacklist.
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Melbourne IT (WebCentral) filters email with Cloudmark
By: Stuart Corner
Resource savings of around 80 percent are being claimed for the Cloudmark Authority email filtering system which checks messages against a real-time updated database compiled by continuously monitoring 260 million email boxes.
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By: Stuart Corner
Resource savings of around 80 percent are being claimed for the Cloudmark Authority email filtering system which checks messages against a real-time updated database compiled by continuously monitoring 260 million email boxes.
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Pitcairn Islands a cesspit of spam, Australia in 85th spot
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The US, Russia and China aren’t in the top 10 countries ‘relaying the most spam per capita’, with the Pitcairn Islands rocketing to number 1, as Australia drops from 33rd spot to the vastly lower 85th position – but not as low as China.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The US, Russia and China aren’t in the top 10 countries ‘relaying the most spam per capita’, with the Pitcairn Islands rocketing to number 1, as Australia drops from 33rd spot to the vastly lower 85th position – but not as low as China.
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Yahoo! "most abused" web mail service
By: Stephen Withers
Yahoo! Mail is the source of almost nine out of ten spams coming from web mail services, a security provider has claimed.
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By: Stephen Withers
Yahoo! Mail is the source of almost nine out of ten spams coming from web mail services, a security provider has claimed.
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Google’s CAPTCHA – caught by spammers!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh – it looks like Gmail addresses could soon be the originators of spam - instead of being known for having a great spam filter, with the news that Google’s CAPTCHA system to prevent automated sign-ups has been busted.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh – it looks like Gmail addresses could soon be the originators of spam - instead of being known for having a great spam filter, with the news that Google’s CAPTCHA system to prevent automated sign-ups has been busted.
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How dumb do phishers think we are?
By: Stephen Withers
Some phishing attempts can look quite authentic, apart from the fact that the apparent source doesn't actually send such messages to its customers. But others fall well short of the mark.
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By: Stephen Withers
Some phishing attempts can look quite authentic, apart from the fact that the apparent source doesn't actually send such messages to its customers. But others fall well short of the mark.
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New spam botnet leaves Storm for dead
By: Stephen Withers
Storm's place as the leading spam generator has been taken by Mega-D, a botnet currently being used to peddle 'male enhancement' pills.
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By: Stephen Withers
Storm's place as the leading spam generator has been taken by Mega-D, a botnet currently being used to peddle 'male enhancement' pills.
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Enterprise-grade Linux: Five network security FOSS apps
By: David M Williams
The old adage, you get what you pay for, doesn’t have to apply. In fact, for a small business the high price tag of “threat management” software can often mean a company will just go without to its detriment. Here’s some high quality free and open source software to help, at a price any CFO will love.
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By: David M Williams
The old adage, you get what you pay for, doesn’t have to apply. In fact, for a small business the high price tag of “threat management” software can often mean a company will just go without to its detriment. Here’s some high quality free and open source software to help, at a price any CFO will love.
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New malicious MySpace spam poses as friend
By: Stan Beer
A new malware-toting spam email posing as an invitation from a friend to join to MySpace can turn the computer of a recipient who takes the bait into a botnet zombie spewing out spam and phishing emails.
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By: Stan Beer
A new malware-toting spam email posing as an invitation from a friend to join to MySpace can turn the computer of a recipient who takes the bait into a botnet zombie spewing out spam and phishing emails.
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MailMarshal claims 99.5 percent spam detection
By: Stephen Withers
Marshal claims the latest version of its MailMarshal SMTP multi-layered anti-spam product consistently blocks over 99.5 percent of unwanted messages.
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By: Stephen Withers
Marshal claims the latest version of its MailMarshal SMTP multi-layered anti-spam product consistently blocks over 99.5 percent of unwanted messages.
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Open source brings a spam-free lunch
By: David M Williams
Spam is a plague on the Internet. It’s constant and unending. Some ISPs and free web mail providers offer anti-spam services but if you’re running your own mail server, accepting mail to your own domain, you have to work out your own solution. Can open source compete with the big boys? When it comes to spam, is there a free lunch?
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By: David M Williams
Spam is a plague on the Internet. It’s constant and unending. Some ISPs and free web mail providers offer anti-spam services but if you’re running your own mail server, accepting mail to your own domain, you have to work out your own solution. Can open source compete with the big boys? When it comes to spam, is there a free lunch?
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