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Nonsense Spam is More Dangerous than You Think

Suppose you meet an alien from a far distant galaxy, and she asks you to explain the identifying features of email spam. At face value,…

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Eight Simple Rules for Ticking Me Off, or, Why Marketing Spammers Should be Deported

James January 20, 2018 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

As a former marketing professional, I ran an agency that consulted with some very large companies. I helped my clients understand the best methods for…

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Is the Worst Over, or Has it Even Begun?

James January 6, 2018 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

If you’ve been plagued by spam and you’ve had enough, you’re not alone. Spammers are branching out into campaign-type attacks that utilize multiple platforms to…

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Awfully Scary, ‘Tis the Season to be Wary

James December 22, 2017 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

And just like that, Christmas is nearly upon us. Those of you who reside in the shimmering world of technology may be taking a moment…

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Androids are People, Too: Botnets not Just for PCs Anymore

James December 20, 2017 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

We all know that botnets are nasty conflagrations of unsuspecting peers, all ruthlessly controlled by bot herders and their C&C servers. And if there’s any…

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Capitalizing on the Holidays: FedEx Malware Spam

James December 16, 2017 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

Like Santa Claus and his cadre of industrious elves, spammers don’t take time off for the holidays. Unlike the jolly old elf and his posse,…

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TUANZ: Spam Cannot be Stopped, Telecom Takes Ball and Goes Home

James December 8, 2017 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

In February, we reported that New Zealand based telecom Telecom (not a typo), beleaguered with a mass spam attack, canceled 60,000 of its customer passwords…

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Email Marketers Responsible for 70% of Spam Complaints

James December 2, 2017 No Comments allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

What do Barry Manilow, a mind-numbingly useless assortment of gadgets, a host of underappreciated SEO optimizers, and a throng of sexually frustrated Russian spammers have in