February Spam Roundup
Written by Sue Walsh on February 27, 2012
Take a look the top spam headlines for February:
Spam Levels Hit Historic New Lows
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/22/malware_spam_trends_mcafee/
Hey Jude! New Spam Campaign Hawks Fake Beatles Boxed Set
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/27/beatles-for-sale-its-spam-of-the-day/
Maine GOP Says State Caucus Results Ended Up In Spam Folder
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73015.html
Waldec Spambot’s Code Recycled For New Malware
http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/code-from-slain-spam-botnet-recycled-to-steal-passwords.ars?
Spammers Brandjack GOP Candidates Romney and Gingrich
http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/02/12/spammers-play-off-romney-gingrich/
Know of any other good spam story this month? Share it with us!




It’s funny to me how there’s always a story every month about spam levels at a new low, and then you look at the other headlines posted here for example and one can’t help but want to dust off the old Y2K bunker lest we all be spammed into oblivion.