Spammers dodge junk filters with Google Translate
Junksters exploit Search Giant's good name to whitewash malicious messages
View ArticleEmail spam campaign distributes Android scareware
Android malware is following in the footsteps of Windows malware with attackers adopting some of the same distribution and monetization techniques despite the major differences between the platforms.
View ArticleApple is a tempting phishing target for scammers
Spam volumes took a usual seasonal drop in August, but phishing spiked, including a noticeable interest in hijacking Apple accounts.
View ArticleInternet Archive, fearful of spying, boosts its encryption
The Internet Archive, the online repository of millions of digitized books, wants to shield its readers from other's prying eyes -- like the government's.
View ArticleSpammers target Google hospitality listings
Spammers targeted hospitality-related business listings on Google services, modifying links in what appeared to be an attempt to drive traffic to a hotel bookings site.
View ArticleSnapchat, Bitly and Kik Messenger targeted by spammers
You have to give spammers credit for effort: Symantec found a spam campaign that manages to abuse three Web services at the same time.
View ArticleSnapchat's new image-based human verification system already defeated
Snapchat added an image-based security challenge to its account registration process to verify that new accounts are created by humans, but the system can easily be defeated by computers, experts said.
View ArticleFTC takes action against alleged Obamacare spammer
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against a website operator that allegedly sent spam intended to trick consumers into signing up for health insurance in advance of the rollout of...
View ArticleAlmost 11 days later, Google finally clears up Postini email backlog
After about a week-and-a-half, Google finished unclogging a backlog of legitimate messages its Postini spam filter trapped by mistake at the end of February.
View ArticleUK mobile operators join forces to combat text spam
U.K. mobile network operators EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have teamed up with the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to try to stop and punish companies that are sending spam text messages.
View ArticleYahoo email anti-spoofing policy breaks mailing lists
In an attempt to block email spoofing attacks on yahoo.com addresses, Yahoo began imposing a stricter email validation policy that unfortunately breaks the usual workflow on legitimate mailing lists.
View ArticleGlobal operation disrupts thousands of illegal online pharmacies
Law enforcement agencies in 111 countries collaborated to disrupt thousands of online pharmacies in what Interpol claims was the largest ever global operation targeting organized criminal networks that...
View ArticleSpamhaus readies new antimalware data feeds
The Spamhaus Project will soon publish two new data feeds intended to prevent people from being lured to malware-infected websites and domains.
View ArticleMicrosoft to resume email-based security notifications
Microsoft has backtracked on a plan to stop sending email-based notifications about security bulletins starting this month.
View ArticleAccused text-message spammers to pay $9 million in settlement
A group of companies that allegedly promised mobile phone users supposedly free gift cards and electronic devices in a "massive" text-messaging spam operation will pay more than US$9 million to settle...
View ArticlePushdo spamming botnet gains strength again
Computers in more than 50 countries are infected with a new version of Pushdo, a spamming botnet that has been around since 2007 and survived several attempts to shut it down.
View ArticleRomania, Panama cutting back on spam
Romania and Panama, two of the world's notable sources of spam, now have fewer computers producing it, according to security vendor Cloudmark.
View ArticleSpam rate falls below 50 per cent for first time in a decade
Spam fell to less than 50 per cent of all email in June, the lowest in a decade, Symantec said in its latest Intelligence Report.
View ArticleInternet Archive, fearful of spying, boosts its encryption
The Internet Archive, the online repository of millions of digitized books, wants to shield its readers from other's prying eyes -- like the government's.
View ArticleSpammers target Google hospitality listings
Spammers targeted hospitality-related business listings on Google services, modifying links in what appeared to be an attempt to drive traffic to a hotel bookings site.
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