Author Archives: Sue Walsh

When the North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation sent out an email to its mailing list, the employee responsible for writing the message, which wished recipients a happy holiday season and reminded them of the services the department offers,  made …

Six Nigerian men have been arrested in connection with an international phishing ring that used a variation of the infamous 419 or Nigerian scam to dupe unsuspecting victims. They would send their victims text messages informing them they had won a lottery …

Here are some commandments to follow to help keep 2012 a spam free year!  Many are simply common sense, but all of them will help reduce the amount of spam that hits your inbox and social media accounts. 1. Thou shall …

2011 is coming to a close and that means it’s time to make resolutions for 2012. Here’s a look at what types of resolutions spammers might be making for the new year. Although overall spam volumes dropped this year, there’s really …

A new spam campaign is using fake pizza order confirmations to distribute malware. The message informs the recipient that their order has been received and gives them the option to either pay for it, to the tune of $100 or so, …

Here’s a look at the top Spam headlines for December:  1. Navy Researchers Develop New Spam Detection Technique 2. Spam Levels Hit Three Year Low 3. Malicious Spam Campaign Exploits Kim-Jong-il’s Death 4. Fake Reports of Hugo Chavez’s Death Involved in …

A new spam campaign has been detected and it’s using Google Docs as part of its scheme. That spammers are exploiting Google Docs is nothing new, but in the past, they spammed by using the share feature to send spam …

New statistics on spam have revealed that India has shot ahead of the United States and South Korea to claim the title of biggest spam producer in the world. 12% of the spam in the world comes from India. This is …

A new study reveals that spam email volume has plummeted to levels not seen since 2008. Spam now accounts for 70% of global email volume, down from a high of 90% and very close to the levels seen after the …

A judge awarded Yahoo! over $600 million in damages in the conclusion of a lawsuit filed in 2008. In the suit, the company claimed the unnamed spammers infringed on their trademarks and harmed the brand by using them in a campaign …