Microsoft ranks 5th on inglorious spam-friendly ISP list
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Soft target
Microsoft is the world’s fifth worst spam service ISP, according to a new list compiled by Spamhaus.org.…
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Srizbi spam botnet in failed resurrection
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Rebirth before redeath
After being stranded for weeks, a monster botnet responsible for an estimated 40 percent of the world’s spam was able to briefly reconnect to its mothership in a tense international duel playing out online that could have a dramatic effect on the amount of junkmail flowing into inboxes everywhere.…
McDonalds survey scam is super-size fraud
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Fillet O’Phish
Phishing fraudsters are attempting to scam the credulous into handing over their credit card details on the basis of a supposed offer from McDonalds.…
Booby-trapped emails fly back into fashion
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Trojan assault wave takes many guises
Malicious email attachments disguised as airline ticket receipts are being spammed across the internet as part of a new attack. The assault is the latest in a series of booby-trapped email attachments, which have seemingly become fashionable among VXers again, after many months of playing second-fiddle to website attacks.…
Penis pill botnet awakens after McColo shutdown
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
It’s ALIVE
One of the three botnets cut off by the shutdown of rogue ISP McColo is back in business. The Mega-D botnet is back on its feet and throwing off huge volumes of spam, net security firm Marshal8e6 reports.…
Nine in ten emails now spam
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
River of junk stems from malware plague
Nine in ten emails are now spam with an estimated 200bn junk mail messages a day clogging up the internet, according to a new report by networking and security giant Cisco.…
Prolific penis-pill pusher gets slap on the wrist
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Billions served
A New Zealand man said to be at the helm of one of the world’s most prolific spam enterprises has agreed to pay fines totalling $92,715 (about US $63,400) after admitting his role in an operation that spewed billions of junk messages in recent years.…
Google picks up third spot in spam-friendly shame list
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Blogspot exploits and Gmail scams slammed
Google has leapfrogged Microsoft to reach third place in a blacklist of spam-friendly ISPs and hosting firms, compiled by anti-spam organisation Spamhaus.org.…
Next-gen botnet armies fill spam void
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Out with the old, in with the new
The demise late last year of four of the world’s biggest spam botnets was good news for anyone with an email inbox, as spam levels were cut in half - almost overnight. But the vacuum has created opportunities for a new breed of bots, some of which could be much tougher to bring down, several security experts are warning.…
419ers take Canadian for $150,000
Jan 25, 2009 in
Security
Textbook scam
A Canadian man who fell for a 419 scam was taken for $150,000 by advance fee fraudsters who conducted a textbook operation to fleece their victim.…
