Shipping Related Spam Increase for the Holidays
We’ve noticed lately that the recent wave of “Shipping-related” spam has been increasing.
Rustock Botnet Responsible for 40 Percent of Spam
More than 40 percent of the world’s spam is coming from a single network of computers that computer security experts continue to battle,
URL Shortening Services Used in SPAM
Spammers know that if they include a direct link to their site that their spam messages will not go through so they use URL shortening services to redirect you to their site if you click on the link in the spam message.
FTC Permanently Shuts Down Notorious Rogue I.S.P.
At the Federal Trade Commission
Which botnet sends the most spam, P 3
In part 1 of my series, I looked at which botnet sends the most spam, by total number of messages sent at the recipient level and not the envelope level. In part 2, I looked at which one sends the most spam by total amount of bytes that they emit.
Which Botnet Sends the Most Spam? P 2
There are a couple of ways to measure which botnet sends the most spam. On the one hand, botnets can send 1 spam message but address it to a lot of different recipients, thus putting the cost of delivery heavily onto the recipient.
Which botnet sends the most spam?
Around the Internet, and even on this blog, various analyses have been done on botnets and which one is responsible for sending the most spam. Whether it
US-CERT: Waledac Trojan Horse Spam Campaign Circulating
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.
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.
