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The Storm winds down, but new malware on the up
Malicious software removal tools have cut down Storm botnet numbers, but does this simply mean that criminals will migrate to new threats?
Analysis: Spam 'celebrates' its 30th birthday
<i>IT PRO</i> 'celebrates' the 30th anniversary of the first spam email, and looks at how the flood is unlikely to end any time soon.
MySpace wins $234 million against spammers
The social networking website wins a massive court judgement against junk mailers, although it will have a hard task collecting the award.
Srizbi now the dominant spam botnet
Research by Marshal claims the last two months have seen the botnet Srizbi dramatically growing in threat.
Hackers spam fake Microsoft security update
A clever attempt to take advantage of Microsoft’s ‘Patch Tuesday’.<br>
Worldwide spam spewing server taken down
Many vendors saw a big decrease in detected spam after a rogue US server went offline – but it’s only a short-lived victory.
Google targeted as spam levels increase
Spam is at its highest level since the start of 2007, with free web hosting increasingly targeted.
Egham reigns as UK spam capital
Big UK cities don’t make the top ten UK spam hotspots because they have better defences than their smaller neighbours, according to new...
Facebook spammer ordered to pay millions in damages
A US court sends out a message that criminal spammers will face huge penalties if caught.
Malware-ridden websites jump 58 per cent
MessageLabs says web-based threats continue to be of serious concern, as the number of sites blocked each day hits highest level since last April.
Character recognising spam breaking CAPTCHA defences
Webmail and OCR based spam is on the increase, which traditional web filters are having difficulty detecting.
Just one in every 28 business emails is not spam
Spam continues to dominate the corporate inbox in 2008, but social networks are being increasingly targeted with 'spear phishing'.
Researchers hijack Storm botnet for spam study
Californian researchers pretend to be spammers, discovering that it takes millions of email messages to get a sale, but botnets are still profitable.
UK is a spam and phishing hotspot
Anti-spam firm calls for collaborative action to stem a fast-growing tide of spam and phishing attacks it has found originated and aimed at UK users.
Spam downs Virgin Media email
Spam attack on email provider Tucows hits users of Virgin Media's service.
Australian spammer fined millions for 280 million emails
An Australian court has fined a spammer A$5.5 million (£2.23 million) for sending over 280 million spam emails.
NetASQ U6000 UTM appliance
An enterprise level UTM appliance that combines tough firewall and IPS functions with strong anti-spam and web content filtering capabilities.
First wave of MP3 spam targets unwary music fans
MP3 files posing as pop music clips show that spammers are trying new ways to lower people's guard
JANET fights back against email attacks
The company behind the UK educational computer network invests in email appliance technology from Sophos to combat the growing problems of spam,...
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