Spam News

Report e-mail scams, National Fraud Authority urges

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Britons who receive scam letters and e-mails are now being urged to forward them to the National Fraud Authority. The agency has launched a new operation to track down the fraudsters behind the multi-million pound industry in scam mail.

Global drop in spam e-mail is 'short lived'

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000

A recently observed global decline in spam e-mail could prove to be short lived. The Rustock botnet is reportedly now back in operation.

Global spam e-mail levels suddenly fall

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The amount of junk e-mail being sent across the globe has seen a dramatic fall in recent months, leaving experts puzzled.

Hackers, spammers will target Facebook Messages, say experts

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Facebook's revamped Messages will be a very attractive target for spammers, scammers and malware makers, according to security experts.

Global spam e-mail drops after hacker arrests

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Levels of spam have fallen by almost 50% since August 2010, suggest figures compiled by security firm Symantec. The decline was put down to the arrests of those behind spam-sending botnets, and intelligence work that saw other spamming systems shut down.

Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Researchers have found that the Avalanche botnet is increasingly used to distribute lures for the Zeus trojan, a malware system designed to steal financial information.

Symantec: Spam 92 Percent of All E-Mail

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000

A report from Symantec indicates that spam now constitutes 92% of all email, up from 89% the year before.

Rustock Botnet Changes Tactics

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The Rustock botnet has abandoned the use of TLS (transport layer security) in its activities, possibly in order to improve its performance.

Spam a whopping 84% of email traffic

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000

A report from Kaspersky Labs indicates that spam accounts for 84% of all email traffic.

15.2% of global spam is sent from the US

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The US remains the leader in sending spam, accounting for almost 15.2% of all junk e-mails sent worldwide. This figure has increased by 2.1% from last quarter's 13%.

One in Ten Spam Messages Contains Malware

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000

According to a report from AppRiver, over ten percent of spam messages intercepted in the past six months contain malware.

USA holds pole position as spam generator

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:42:37 +0000

A report by Kaspersky Labs confirms that the US continues to be the prime distributor of spam.

We Can't Get Rid Of Spam

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:40:22 +0000

A report by AppRiver claims that most spam originates in Europe, although the US is still the single largest sender.

Phony Amazon Spam: Coming to an In-Box Near You

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Apparent order confirmation messages from Amazon are actually spam, containing links to the site 'booksalon.kr', which may be a malware download site.

The last word: The ultimate computer worm?

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The Conficker worm spreads efficiently through vulnerabilities in several variants of Microsoft Windows. Recent versions have even moved from a command-and-control architecture to a peer-to-peer control system.