The all so hated billions of spam messages are coming from a surprisingly small number of zombie networks, also known as botnets, according to net security firm Marshall, who analyzed the numbers. There is a big variation from each and every one of the group, but the metrics for the passed month indicate that 85 perc... |
3 March 2008
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The usual spam message is easy to recognize for those with the minimum level of know-about, and there aren't many Internet users nowadays that lack any interest in the matter. The methods and techniques used by cyber criminals must evolve continuously because the security companies are hot on their tracks in fin... |
29 February 2008
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Electoral Cyber crime started last October, when the first wave of spam 'advertising' for a candidate was released into the wild. And the wildly election hype that the spammers were counting on did not fail to provide, Ron Paul's supporters falling for the trick. It was later linked to an Ukrainian bot... |
18 February 2008
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Would you like to have your computer infected and have it spread the love that the Storm botnet has for everybody? Then, don't open emails that have something of the following in their title: "Looking for that perfect Valentine's Day Gift?" or "Make Valentine's Day Night a memorable one." While I don&#... |
11 February 2008
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Is spam losing importance in cyber crime today? No, it's just a slight decrease, probably due to the fact that the Holidays were a time for spending hours at home, near the PC and when every mail that read "free [insert holiday item here]" was clicked upon. The decrease shouldn't 'worry' us, spam ... |
8 February 2008
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For the third month in a row, Europe has been the top source of spam, according to security vendor Symantec. It's a worrying fact, because historically, the United States have been the leader of the trend, both in spam sent and as the most spammers' home. Hearing what Frederik Sjostedt has to say and in wha... |
6 February 2008
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2.6 million dollars. That's the price Sili Neutraceuticals and its owner, Brian McDavid, were ordered to pay by Judge David Coar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, according to an U.S. Federal Trade Commission report. All that because the company made false advert... |
6 February 2008
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