- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 21st, 2016
3 Million Strong Botnet Grows Right Under Twitter's Nose
There's something fishy about this botnet
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2016
Necurs Botnet Goes Down, Shutting Off Dridex and Locky Spam
All Necurs activity stopped on June 1, down ever since
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 1st, 2016
Microsoft Patches Outlook.com to Fix Recent Spam Flood
Hotmail also affected, issues resolved now
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 28th, 2016
Biggest Spam Flood in Years Distributes Locky Ransomware
Spam wave originated from Indian and Vietnamese IPs
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 7th, 2016
Spam Alert: Skype Spam Delivers Trojan Disguised as Image
Affecting users in Japan, India, and the Philippines
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 29th, 2016
BPlug Trojan Hides in Chrome Extensions and Spams Your Facebook Friends
Trojan also hides your Facebook logout menu
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 22nd, 2016
Old Black Hat SEO Technique Used to Deliver Spam
Old SEO trick finds new life in spammy Web pages
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 7th, 2016
Authorities Shut Down Botnet of 4,000 Linux Servers Used to Send Spam
Mumblehard botnet sinkholed in coordinated effort
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 14th, 2016
Imgur's Video to GIF Feature Abused to Send Spam and Shut Down the Service
Researchers earned $2,000 for his discovery
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 20th, 2016
Over 1,600 Users Fall Victim to Zika Virus Spam Campaign
Zika virus spawns spam campaign capitalizing recent events
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 30th, 2016
Serial Spammer Arrested During the Darkode Raid Gets No Jail Time
Naveed Ahmed, aka Nav, sentenced to two years probation
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 13th, 2016
Waledac (Kelihos) Spam Botnet Used for Pump-and-Dump Stock Fraud
Marijuana growers might discover themselves as the victims of a stock fraud that originated from online spam
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 12th, 2016
Verizon Accused of Helping Cybercriminals by Routing Millions of Stolen IP Addresses
Company fails to stop spammers, ignores reports
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 11th, 2016
WhatsApp Users Targeted by Sneaky Spam Campaign
WhatsApp-themed spam delivers Nivdort malware
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 9th, 2016
Instagram Swamped with Adult-Themed Fake Profiles
Users should avoid interactions with these profiles
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 19th, 2015
CryptoWall and CryptoLocker Ransomware Campaigns Intensify, Just in Time for Christmas
Avoid spam emails if you want to have a merry Christmas
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 18th, 2015
Dropbox, Google+ Abused to Send Spam Messages for Dating Sites
Spammers find clever way to deliver their emails