Limiting the Audience for Spammers
In our efforts to protect our clients from spam, we’ve learned that one of the most effective ways to come out on top is to limit spammers’ audience. By ensuring …
Celebrity Nude Photo Hack Perpetrated with the Help of Spam Email
If you remember the nude celebrity photo leak in September of 2014 (and who could forget?), you may be interested to learn that it was perpetrated by a simple phishing …
Business Email Compromise: How to Avoid It
Most corporate network administrators are aware of the risks posed by mass phishing emails and take adequate steps to minimise them but spear phishing (or BEC: Business Email Compromise) is …
Security and the Internet of Things
It wasn’t so long ago that any discussion of security as it pertains to the Internet focused solely on computer viruses, malware and spyware. The Internet had opened a world …
Locky: Ransomware Distributed Using Dridex Trojan Botnet
A new ransomware campaign, named Locky owing to the fact that it encrypts victims’ files before demanding a ransom of half a bitcoin for the decryption key, is being distributed …
USA Authorities Get Tough on Spam
Many people consider computer and smartphone malware to be an everyday fact of life about which they can do little but be vigilant: a nuisance they must do their best …
How Spam Works on Social Media
As our relationship with the Internet continues to develop, we’re seeing new and more innovative tactics employed by spammers. This is, in part, a natural reaction to the effectiveness of …
American Spammers Send Malware with Fake Social Security Messages
Most people are aware that unsolicited emails from banks, building societies and online payment systems are best ignored, or at least verified with the sender before being opened. For citizens …
MailCleaner Newsletter Detection Module
MailCleaner include now a module dedicated to “Newsletters Detection”. The “Newsletter Detection Module” recognize newsletters and add a tag in the header of each message with a score. For example: …
WhatsApp Emails Not What They Appear to Be
Users of the world’s most popular instant messaging application are being warned to exercise due diligence before opening any emails that appear to have been sent from official WhatsApp accounts. …