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Photojournalist Brings Spam to Life, but is it Lifelike?

Spam is many things: irritating, dangerous, and potentially devastating. It’s sleazy and unsavory. It’s deceptive. Designed to make your life miserable, it’s pervasive. In a world where everyone has a…

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The Zombie Apocalypse May be Led by Corporations

James January 9, 2019 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

Fans of Resident Evil and The Walking Dead, rejoice. For years now, you’ve been warning your co-workers about the impending apocalypse. It’ll probably be masterminded…

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Stupid Is as Stupid Does

James January 4, 2019 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

“The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as “Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun To Be With. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the…

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‘Spam Nation’ Shines a Light on the Dark and Sleazy World of Cybercrime

James November 25, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

Spam is a funny thing. In invades our inboxes and our lives and wreaks havoc on what would otherwise be a pleasant experience, this email…

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Q: When is Spam not Spam? A: When it’s Bacon

James November 11, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

We haven’t defeated the spam monster, not by a long shot. It’s a roiling, angry whirlpool of unwanted messages that often challenge the sanity of…

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Nigerian 419ers Get Their Phreak On

James November 2, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

HELLO MY BELOVED IN THE LORD. I AM MRS. ALICE FLORES DUNU, A NATIONALITY OF BELIZE FORMERLY BRITISH HONDURAS, BORN IN THE STATE OF OHIO…

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Phishing Isn’t Always about the Benjamins

James October 28, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

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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Spam Hall of Shame

James October 28, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

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

James October 27, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

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

James October 25, 2018 allspammedup bot botnet malware spam

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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