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
Postini Delivery Problems Vex Users
Users of email security and archiving service Postini were frustrated last week when the service began experiencing significant delivery problems.
Gmail users are reporting a huge spam surge
A lot of GMail users have been angered by a lot more spam reaching their inboxes, than they were used to.
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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Lance Atkinson only fined $63,400 USD by New Zealand because he ‘co-operated with authorities
Lance Atkinson, a prolific spammer since 2005 as part of ‘HerbalKing’ the
‘#1 worst spam gang of 2007, 2008′ according to the Spamhaus ROSKO list has been fined only $92,715 AUS (about $63,400 USD) by authorities because, according to Justice Christine French of the High Court in Christchurch, of the co-operation and candor of Lance in the early stages of the investigation.
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?
Should Mail Servers Keep ‘Office Hours’?
Why leave the door open to a hacker after hours. Using a schedule to block this feature is like pulling down the security bars you see in the mall. Using this same feature you could restrict inbound e-mail to reasonable hours.
Reduce Your Spam with a Disposable E-mail Address
Some sites that you go to want you to register and provide a valid e-mail address to send you your password or a signup verification link.
Dilbert – Our Spam Filter Has Become Self Aware?
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
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.
