More Bad News for USA-Based Spammers
More Bad News for USA-Based Spammers Two men from Tampa Bay in Florida are being sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for sending spam emails promoting fake weight loss …
Two Hackers Admit to Role in US$2 Million Spam Case
Two Hackers Admit to Role in US$2 Million Spam Case Lest you ever find yourself entertaining the notion that spam is more annoying than it is dangerous, take a moment …
The Future of Anti-Spam Protection
The Future of Anti-Spam Protection When it comes to modern computing, the future is now. But what about the future of spam protection? In this post, we’re going to peer …
Ransomware Continues to Spread as the Locky Campaign Expands
Ransomware Continues to Spread as the Locky Campaign Expands The UK and other European countries appear to be the current focus of the Locky campaign, which we first reported on …
Microsoft Outlook Junk Mail Filter Failure
Microsoft Outlook Junk Mail Filter Failure Earlier this week, a problem with Microsoft’s junk mail filters resulted in users of its Outlook mail service (including Hotmail accounts) being flooded with …
Can I Outwit The Spammers?
Can I Outwit The Spammers? In all honesty unless you’re a tech genius, the answer is probably no. Spammers use software that tries millions of different combinations of letters and …
How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?
How Do Spammers Get My Email Address? All it takes is a quick look in your junk or spam folder to realise that online spammers have no problem getting their …
How Spammers Track Your Online Activity
How Spammers Track Your Online Activity Much of the spam that takes place over the Internet is made possible through surreptitious tracking methods. Would-be spammers are sometimes able to glean …
Number of Malicious Email Messages Growing Exponentially
Anybody who thought that 2016 might see a reduction in the number of spam messages being sent is unfortunately in for an unpleasant shock. The number of malicious messages that …
What’s the Origin of the Word ‘Spam’?
When you look up the word ‘spam’ in the Oxford English Dictionary, you’ll be presented with two primary listings: Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the Internet, typically to a …