Tag Archives: email spam

This week, a phishing attack landed in the inboxes of several US government agencies, spoofing the US government’s cyber security watchdog and response agency. Complete with attachments, the e-mail’s payload was a nasty little virus that has already been tracked …

Recently, I had to deal with the fact that my own email account was compromised and sending spam to everyone I had ever written and emailed to (you can read more about it here). Not a fun thing to deal …

Spam is a rather annoying problem. Considering 292 billion emails sent in 2010 were spam messages, there are few people who would disagree. But putting things into perspective, when you consider that on average 5,000 people die from HIV every …

Following yesterday’s post, ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Spam by Casper, if you haven’t gotten any holiday themed spam yet, you probably will. While last year spam volumes actually dropped around Christmas time due to the take down of a major botnet …

With Christmas just around the corner, the FBI can’t be accused of waiting until the last minute to get their Christmas shopping done. This week, the U.S. law enforcement agency – in partnership with several U.S.-based and international agencies – …

Going green is something that has permeated in to just about every industry there is. When we think of businesses most affected by sustainable practices industries like construction, waste management, transportation and manufacturing often come to mind. However, much has …

In this edition of Spamfoolery, we uncover the all-seeing eye of Sauron to take a sobering look at the state of intelligent thought in the spam world. Hold onto your boots. This one is not for the sense of humor …

It may bother you, and it may incite you to fits of rage. It may make you want to escape to a log cabin in the woods. It may even compel you to change careers and become a spam bounty …

In an increasingly litigious world, it’s easy to tune out when you hear that one company is getting sued by yet another company for infringements – real or imagined. But in this edition of Spamfoolery, you’ll want to stay tuned …

While all of us must contend with fighting spam and phishing (else why are you reading this blog?), many of us must also support our coworkers who want to use our email systems to do things that could be interpreted …