Pharma link spammers invade Live Space

Fake blog posts spamvertise knock-off pills

Cybercrime affiliates of unlicensed pharmaceutical websites have begun moving on from attacks purely designed to poison Google search engine results, and are now targetting Microsoft’s web properties.…

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Return of MP3 spam punts penis pill sites

When Harry Met Spammy

MP3 spam has made an unwelcome return, two years after the tactic was first used to spamvertise products and services.…

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Facebook sues social network spammers

Alleged anti-social behaviour provokes lawsuit

Facebook has launched lawsuits against a trio of alleged high profile hijackers and spammers.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

Honeynet research lifts the lid on spam trends

Busy bees reveal a hive of junk mail activity

Stats from the one billion spam messages blocked by Project Honey Pot over the last five years provide an insight into junk mail trends and spamming practices.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

Ruggedised botnets pushing out even more spam

Future rogue ISP takedowns unlikely to bring relief

Cybercrooks have adapted to the takedown of rogue ISPs by building more resilient botnets.…

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Anti-spammers urged to gang up

Test suggests collaboration is the way to fight the wrong’uns

The combined efforts of anti-spam products outperform any individual products alone, according to an experiment by Virus Bulletin, the independent security certification organisation.…

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