If you can step back and look at it objectively, phishing is a bit of an art form. Unlike ‘regular’ spam, which often intentionally dumbs…
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Month: October 2018
Spam Hall of Shame
Spam sucks. Okay, Shakespeare it’s not but there’s no truer credo for emailnauts who, on a daily basis, fight bulging inboxes and scour junk folders…
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British Watchdog Group Says Marketing Spam is Getting Out of Control
Ah, marketing spammers. You crazy kids. Spewing out your junk as if you’re doing the world a huge solid, when in fact that nasty discharge…
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Game On? Australian Researchers Think Spam Filters Can Learn from Game Theory
If you’re as much a fan of games as I am, you’re going to love this one. Spam, which is some of the most low-utility,…
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NSA May be Choking on a Huge Mouthful of Spam
Hopefully, the NSA has an über good spam filter. The profile of the super-secret spy agency has been anything but secret of late, thanks to…
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Scientists Create Guide to Better Spamming (Yes, Really)
What were they thinking? It’s a natural question to ask. There are scientists and then there are mad scientists, so you might be forgiven for…
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Holiday Creeps…uhm, Creep…Approaching Fast
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the inbox. September is quickly becoming a distant, faded dream, and October – the…
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