How a LinkedIn notice could empty your bank account
A new fake “LinkedIn Notice” campaign can empty your bank account if you’re not careful. CudaMail protects against this one, but a lot of people can be harmed if they’re not aware.
Posts filed under 'Spam Firewall'
Top 5 Things to Know Before Choosing a Spam Filtering Service
There’s a new guide available on CudaMail.com that talks about things you need to know before choosing a Spam Filtering service. There are several choices on the web, so it’s important to know what to look for.
Spam filtering forces 90 year old magazine to change its name
We all know how tricky it can be to stay ahead of spammers, and their
Swine Flu Phishing Attacks and Email Scams
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.
IRS stimulus Phishing scam
US-CERT Current Activity
IRS Stimulus Package Phishing Scam
Original release date: February 6, 2009 at 10:03 am Last revised: February 6, 2009 at 10:03 am
US-CERT is aware of public reports indicating that phishing scams are circulating via fraudulent U.S. Internal Revenue Service emails offering users stimulus package payments. These emails include text that attempts to convince users to follow a link to a website or to complete an attached document. The website and document request that the user provide personal information.
US-CERT encourages users to do the following to help mitigate the risks:
* Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages.
* Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document
for more information on avoiding email scams.
* Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
(pdf) document for more information on social engineering attacks.
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Are you ready to see your spam volume Jump 10 times?
It took less than 3 months for the Spammers to ramp up their production to 90% of where it was pre-McColo takedown in November 2008 according to a number of reports and graphs available online.
CAN-SPAM act now 5 years old – results in 300% increase in spam
The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into law in the USA in December of 2003 or some 5 years ago. What is the track record of that law? Has it been effective in stopping all spam?
Mega-D Botnet back after McColo shutdown
Well it was a nice but brief vacation from three of the big Botnets as McColo was shut down last month but by all reports the Mega-D botnet looks to be back and at near full strength.
What is The Barracuda/CudaMail Outlook Plug-in & How Do I Use It To Reduce The Level of SPAM I Get?
Do you want to educate the CudaMail system so it understands better what kind of e-mail you want to get and what you consider as spam? Do you want to have a very easy way to submit SPAM and false positive reports Do you want an easy way to keep your white list up to date? If you answered YES to any of the above questions then you may want to try the Outlook Plug-in.
