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Hackers spam fake Microsoft security update
A clever attempt to take advantage of Microsoft’s ‘Patch Tuesday’.<br>
Online security threats rise in May
Spam, viruses, phishing and malware were all up in May, according to a Symantec report.
Botnets to get more intelligent in 2010
Criminals behind the huge amounts of spam are learning lessons in how to run their systems.
Western Europe spam drop ‘significant’
A significant spam drop was seen across Western Europe in December, Kaspersky says.
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.
Shortened hyperlink spam spikes
The number of spam emails containing shortened URL links has shot up since 2009.
Pharma spam continues in 2010
McAfee’s latest report shows how spam continues to riddle our networks, whether you’re an average Joe or president of the US.
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.
Malware spam more than triples in August
Symantec figures show there has been a spike in malware spam, while .zip and .html attachments are also cause for concern.
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...
Character recognising spam breaking CAPTCHA defences
Webmail and OCR based spam is on the increase, which traditional web filters are having difficulty detecting.
UK spam doubles despite global decline
Spam may have dropped globally in 2010, but in the UK the situation got significantly worse.
US jails 'godfather of spam' for over four years
Alan Ralsky used a botnet to spam computers to manipulate the stock market.
Google+ spams users after disk space shortage
Users receive a gushing apology after Google spams them after disk space shortage.
Pharmacy spammers abuse Google’s good name
Spammers are manipulating Google's logo to make it look as though the search giant has accredited a supposed online pharmacy.
Google ups webspam fight
Google promises to up its game in fighting sites breaking its quality guidelines.
MailChimp review
Is the amusingly-named MailChimp email marketing service sweet as a banana or a bit of a howler? Karl Wright finds out in our review.
Kroxxu botnet targets one million users
The Kroxxu botnet is believed to have affected over one million web users.
US tops botnet charts but UK is still in running
Sophos and Microsoft figures show the UK still needs to wipe its bots.
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