Continue Reading Add comment April 27th, 2009
US-CERT is aware of public reports of email scams circulating related to the Swine Flu. The attacks arrive via an unsolicited email message typically containing a subject line related to the Swine Flu. These email messages may contain a link or an attachment. If users click on this link or open the attachment, they may be directed to a phishing website or exposed to malicious code.
Continue Reading Add comment April 9th, 2009
US-CERT is aware of public reports of malicious code circulating via spam email messages related to bogus terror attacks in the recipient’s local area.
Continue Reading Add comment March 3rd, 2009
Malware called Tigger/Syzor which is a safe mode rootkit password stealing Trojan that targets day traders.
Continue Reading Add comment December 8th, 2008
With both the holiday and the economic down turn just around the corner it is tempting to ‘work from home’ and ‘make big cash’ but most of these offers send via e-mail are for money mules working for organized crime.
Continue Reading Add comment November 19th, 2008
Has it come to this? Do we need an anti-spam engine so powerful that it becomes self aware?
Continue Reading Add comment November 18th, 2008
Here’s an interesting article on the BBC News website that shows that spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send.
Continue Reading Add comment November 14th, 2008
The recent big news is about the Washington Post being involved in the shutting down of a Co-Location hosting provider (McColo Corp.- AS26780) that has as customers some of the biggest spammers on the Internet – some reports are as high as 2/3rds or even 75% of all spam worldwide was associated with them.
Continue Reading Add comment November 14th, 2008
Drug Administration and 6 other organizations under the direction of World Health Organizations’ International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce and the Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime were successful in raid on Pharmacies operated out of Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.
Continue Reading Add comment November 6th, 2008
Spammers continue to take advantage of anything ‘newsworthy’ or ’sensational’ like the recent US Presidential election
Continue Reading Add comment October 16th, 2008
The US Federal Trade Commission along with their counterparts in New Zealand and Australia have finally made a dent in the spam volume. As reported by the The Register and IT Brief, a two month investigation involving international cooperation has resulted in the laying of charges against Shane Atkinson …
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Shaun Sturby is our Technical Services Manager, and Optrics' point person for email security, and network security. |
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Shaun Sturby, MCSE |
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The Spam Cryer
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