McColo Hands Off Botnets to the Russians
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Brief respite from spam could be over as McColo hands off Command and Control of Botnets to a Russian network.
Dilbert – Our Spam Filter Has Become Self Aware?
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Has it come to this? Do we need an anti-spam engine so powerful that it becomes self aware?
Study shows how spammers cash in
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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.
McColo – Why Would They Host Spammers?
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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
Operation Pangea – Pharmacies taken offline in 9 countries
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Drug Administration and 6 other organizations under the direction of World Health Organizations
United States Presidential Election Email Attack
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Spammers continue to take advantage of anything ‘newsworthy’ or ‘sensational’ like the recent US Presidential election
Microsoft ‘Out-of-Band’ Security Update (MS08-067) To Be Exploited By Spammers
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The recent release of the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067
How To Stop a Spammer – Go After His Bank Account!
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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 …
Spammers and Banking – Who is that banker in the e-mail?
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The spammers are always quick to take advantage of any news story or trend and the latest is a great example as the following news article shows.
