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,…
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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,…
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Spam 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…
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RSA: 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:…
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Just 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…
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Spamhaus: 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…
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Doomsday 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…
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Spam 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…
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Russian Spammer Gets Four Years for Bad Behavior
Nothing’s quite as satisfying as when a badly behaved child gets a time out for throwing a temper tantrum, if for no other reason than…
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Confused by Spam Reports? You Should Be.
Think you know spam? Think again. A bevvy of reports, all from valid and seemingly unimpeachable sources, have sprung up over the last year discussing…
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