Spam Techniques

Google responds to call for more security

Chuck Miller June 18, 2009

In response to an open letter from dozens of noted security analysts, Google this week said it intends to more broadly turn on security features in its Gmail application by default.

RSA: Cybercriminals keeping up with banking safeguards

Dan Kaplan April 22, 2009

Threats are becoming more sophisticated, and cybercriminals are getting smarter at evading new authentication controls, according to an RSA Conference panel of security practitioners representing three major financial institutions.

New Symbian mobile malware in the wild

Angela Moscaritolo February 23, 2009

A new worm targeting mobile devices running Nokia's Symbian OS is spreading in China in a unique way: through malicious links contained in text messages.

Angelina Jolie tops spammers' list of names used to tempt

Joy Persaud August 08, 2008

The most popular bait used by spammers is 'Angelina Jolie' - four times as popular as Barack Obama whose name falls behind in second place.

Spam attacks 'quadrupled in just three months'

Joy Persaud August 07, 2008

UK spamming attacks have quadrupled in frequency since the start of 2008, according to an anti-spam software company.

X-Force at mid-year: Cybercriminals get faster

Sue Marquette Poremba July 31, 2008

Cybercriminals are adopting new automation techniques and improving on strategies that enable them to exploit vulnerabilities rapidly, a new study reveals.

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Sue Marquette Poremba July 21, 2008

Prevx, an internet security company headquartered in Derby has discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions. Jacques Erasmus, director of malware research, told SCMagazineUS.com on Friday that the Limbo 2 trojan might be the most sophisticated trojan yet released.

Angelina Jolie spoof tempts unwary users

Joy Persaud July 17, 2008

Spammers are using fake information relating to Angelina Jolie to trick users into downloading and installing trojans.

"Spam King" Soloway to be sentenced on 22 July

Dan Kaplan July 16, 2008

The sentencing of Robert Soloway, the so-called Seattle "Spam King" who pleaded guilty in March to delivering millions of unwanted emails, has been delayed until next week.

Online auction site goes to war on spam

Chuck Miller July 11, 2008

Google and eBay have joined forces to protect users from spam and malicious emails by leveraging an authentication technology called DomainKeys.

Cybercriminals move with the times

Clement James July 10, 2008

Cybercrooks are using new technologies and reinventing forms of social engineering to ensnare consumers and businesses, security experts warn.

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

Dan Kaplan July 09, 2008

A massive domain name server (DNS) design vulnerability that could permit cache poisoning - effectively allowing an attacker to direct users to the website of his choosing - is set to be fixed by an unprecedented synchronized series of multivendor patches.

Pacific island knocked off internet by DDoS attack

Richard Thurston June 26, 2008

The Marshall Islands have been subjected to a prolonged bout of unexpected email traffic, preventing citizens receiving emails, but the reason for the attack remains unclear

Trend Micro takes security into the cloud

Richard Thurston June 19, 2008

The software vendor has unveiled its new approach to internet security, which means transferring the workload off individual PCs and into the internet