The Mayan apocalypse has passed without so much as a sneeze from the Mayan gods, and if you’ve breathed a sigh of relief and moved…
View More Spam in 2013: Buckle Up for a Rough YearYear: 2012
Waledac is Back, Brings New Tools to the Fight
Two years ago, Microsoft took down a nasty botnet named Waledac in what was a pretty unprecedented move at the time. At the time, Microsoft
View More Waledac is Back, Brings New Tools to the FightConficker Linked to Stuxnet, Conspiracy Theory Activity Up 530%
Stuxnet, arguably the most interesting and bone chilling discovery in the history of computer security threats, is back in the news this week. This time,…
View More Conficker Linked to Stuxnet, Conspiracy Theory Activity Up 530%Donuts Inc. Makes $57 Million Bid for Domains, Inciting Fears of Spam, Fraud
You may want to have a muffin with your morning cup of java today. Donuts, as delicious as they are, can be bad for you,…
View More Donuts Inc. Makes $57 Million Bid for Domains, Inciting Fears of Spam, FraudSpam Dropped 25% in 2 Years, No One Notices
As reports on the state of unwelcome emails keep on surfacing, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that yet another article is trumpeting the slow…
View More Spam Dropped 25% in 2 Years, No One NoticesRSA: Phishing Cost $687 Million in 1st Half of 2012
If you’re trying to convince your boss to open up the purse strings for your anti-spam footprint, you’re going to need numbers. Let’s face it:…
View More RSA: Phishing Cost $687 Million in 1st Half of 2012Just Like Old Times: Spam, Malware Levels Spike in April
Those of you who follow this type of thing know that e-mail spam levels have declined in the recent past, due to a number of…
View More Just Like Old Times: Spam, Malware Levels Spike in AprilSpamhaus: Grum Dead, Festi Alive and Well
In July, the Grum botnet was shuttered thanks to the hard work of security firm FireEye, along with help from other organizations. The story garnered…
View More Spamhaus: Grum Dead, Festi Alive and WellDoomsday Coming July 9, Mayans Disagree
Wouldn’t you know it? With all the news about the world coming to an end, we can’t even agree on a date. 2012 is a…
View More Doomsday Coming July 9, Mayans DisagreeSpam Report Card for First Half of 2012
The first half of 2012 has come to an unceremonious end, and as Internet Doomsday looms like the plot from a bad Nicholas Cage movie…
View More Spam Report Card for First Half of 2012