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Edward L posted a blog entry
Botnet Herders Teaming Up To Distribute Trojan
Researchers say the groups behind two botnets have teamed up to distribute malware. The bot herders running the Avalanche and...
Researchers say the groups behind two botnets have teamed up to distribute malware. The bot herders running the Avalanche and...
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Zeus Botnet Using Amazon Service as C&C Server
Amazon’s EC2 service is the latest cloud-based service being exploited by the Zeus Trojan. Security researchers have...
Amazon’s EC2 service is the latest cloud-based service being exploited by the Zeus Trojan. Security researchers have...
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New Spam Campaign Aimed at Quickbooks Users
Intuit is warning its customers that a new spam campaign has launched that targets users of its popular Quickbooks software....
Intuit is warning its customers that a new spam campaign has launched that targets users of its popular Quickbooks software....
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U.S. Fines Spammer $15 Million
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined a New Zealand man $15 million; Spamhaus claims this is one of the largest spam...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined a New Zealand man $15 million; Spamhaus claims this is one of the largest spam...
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New Spear Phishing Attack Targets PR Firms and Lawyers
The FBI has issued a warning about a new phishing attack targeting PR firms and lawyers. The messages contain business specific...
The FBI has issued a warning about a new phishing attack targeting PR firms and lawyers. The messages contain business specific...
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New Spam Campaign Targets Social Security Numbers
The University of Alabama’s Spam Data Mine has discovered a new malicious spam campaign that is designed to steal social...
The University of Alabama’s Spam Data Mine has discovered a new malicious spam campaign that is designed to steal social...
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Spammer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
Alan Ralsky, dubbed the “Godfather of Spam” has been sentenced to 4 years in prison by a federal judge. Ralsky was...
Alan Ralsky, dubbed the “Godfather of Spam” has been sentenced to 4 years in prison by a federal judge. Ralsky was...
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New Spam Campaign Targets Unemployed;Exploits Twitter
Security experts have issued a warning about a new spam campaign that targets the unemployed and financially troubled and...
Security experts have issued a warning about a new spam campaign that targets the unemployed and financially troubled and...
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We Have Not Won The War On Spam
I came across an article today written last week that proclaimed “We won the war on spam”. The general thrust of the...
I came across an article today written last week that proclaimed “We won the war on spam”. The general thrust of the...
Edward L posted a blog entry
Zbot Trojan Ring Busted
Authorities in the UK have arrested two people suspected of distributing the Zeus Trojan. The arrests were made by the...
Authorities in the UK have arrested two people suspected of distributing the Zeus Trojan. The arrests were made by the...
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Private registration no defense for spammers
Spammers hiding behind private registration of domain names to spread junk email received a slap in the face recently by a...
Spammers hiding behind private registration of domain names to spread junk email received a slap in the face recently by a...
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Zbot Trojan Unleashes Weekend Spam Campaign
A huge weekend spam campaign exploited Verizon Wireless and spread the Zeus/ZBot Trojan. Security experts said the attack...
A huge weekend spam campaign exploited Verizon Wireless and spread the Zeus/ZBot Trojan. Security experts said the attack...
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Researchers Knock Mega-D Botnet Offline
Researchers have successfully knocked a major botnet offline. The Mega-D botnet was shut down by a team at FireEye. The...
Researchers have successfully knocked a major botnet offline. The Mega-D botnet was shut down by a team at FireEye. The...
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Gumblar has new face on ugly head
Malware watchers are reporting that Gumblar botnet is working its mischief once again, this time on a larger scale than ever....
Malware watchers are reporting that Gumblar botnet is working its mischief once again, this time on a larger scale than ever....
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Tis the Season for Christmas Spam
Halloween has barely passed but spammers are already flooding the net with their Christmas spam campaigns. The spam messages...
Halloween has barely passed but spammers are already flooding the net with their Christmas spam campaigns. The spam messages...
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ICANN move contributing to URL spoofing?
By the middle of next year, the lock that Latin alphabets have had on Internet domain names will be broken, when a plan...
By the middle of next year, the lock that Latin alphabets have had on Internet domain names will be broken, when a plan...
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Facebook Wins Suit Against Spammer
Facebook announced on Thursday that it has won its lawsuit against notorious spammer Sanford Wallace. A judge in San Jose, CA...
Facebook announced on Thursday that it has won its lawsuit against notorious spammer Sanford Wallace. A judge in San Jose, CA...
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New Sting Operation Snags 18 Nigerian Spammers
A new sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already nabbed 18 spammers. Dubbed...
A new sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already nabbed 18 spammers. Dubbed...
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New Botnets Emerging
Despite the shutdowns of several spam friendly ISPs, the number of botnets sending out spam has increased. The newest kid on...
Despite the shutdowns of several spam friendly ISPs, the number of botnets sending out spam has increased. The newest kid on...
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Outlook Web Access Users Hit With Trojan
A new spam campaign is targeting Outlook Web Access users with the goal of distributing a nasty Trojan. The messages are...
A new spam campaign is targeting Outlook Web Access users with the goal of distributing a nasty Trojan. The messages are...
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Spamhaus targets snowshoe spam
Continued growth of snowshoe spam has prompted Spamhaus, a leader in the war on junk email, to craft a specific response to it....
Continued growth of snowshoe spam has prompted Spamhaus, a leader in the war on junk email, to craft a specific response to it....
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Pharmaceutical Scam Responsible for 70% of September’s Spam Volume
According to a new report by security researchers, 70% of all spam sent last month was the result of a massive pharmaceutical...
According to a new report by security researchers, 70% of all spam sent last month was the result of a massive pharmaceutical...
