In March, Microsoft made more headlines when it took down yet another botnet. This time it was a highly publicized takedown of a ZeuS and SpyEye banking Trojan botnets, brought about by pulling the plug on two command and control …

Like anything else related to technology, spam has evolved over the years. The change comes from spammers reacting to many things: How spam filters identify their messages How recipients react to their messages What types of spam campaigns yield a …

A new spam campaign is exploiting the OpenID security protocol. The messages look like legit emails from local real estate companies and invite the recipient to view properties for sale in their area using the logo of well-known realtors like …

Welcome back to the next in our series on talking to regular people about spam. In today’s post we are going to talk about how to identify suspicious links. Links are intended to open your web browser to view a …

Welcome back to another in our series of articles on talking about spam. I have to apologize for this one, since in the title I broke one of the cardinal rules I set for this series; I used a technical …

  Newt 2012, the organization behind the now defunct presidential campaign of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, is showing a truly ugly side of itself. It’s no secret that presidential campaigns require a lot of money, and Gingrich’s was no exception. …

In today’s post, we’re going to take a look at some actual spam messages to help you get a feel for what spam looks like. We’ll point out some of the obvious characteristics, as well as some of the more …

The Register shared a new report which revealed that cybercriminals are continuing to abandon traditional email spam for easier and more lucrative methods.  While at one time spamming through email was so prolific that a full 98% of all emails send worldwide …

Just recently, India overtook the United States as the country who is responsible for sending out the most spam. According to Spamfighter.com, one out of every ten emails originating from India is spam. Most people wouldn’t find this surprising at …

Wouldn’t you know it? With all the news about the world coming to an end, we can’t even agree on a date. 2012 is a year that has seemingly tied up all of humanity’s loose strings.  In case you’ve been …