Tag Archives: spam emails

Security experts have issued a warning about a new spam campaign that targets the unemployed and financially troubled and exploits Twitter to do it. The spam, being sent by the Donbot botnet, hawks “get rich quick” and work at home …

Russian spammers are in the process of cashing in on the swine flu pandemic. Shady pharmacies are advertising Tamiflu for rock bottom prices using massive spam campaigns and search engine manipulation. Hundreds of fake “Canadian pharmacy” sites exist, many run by …

When Latvian ISP Real Host was shut down earlier this month, many believed it would have a similar effect as the shut down of McColo last November. That shutdown cut worldwide spam levels by 90% when several botnets hosted by …

A massive new spam attack is hitting free web services such as YahooGroups, LiveJournal and GoogleGroups. Over 1 million spams an hour are being sent through these services using fake Hotmail accounts. Security experts say the Hotmail accounts were most …

Just hours after Michael Jackson died yesterday, spam with subject lines claiming to have “exclusive information” on his death began flooding the net. The emails don’t contain any malicious links or attachments but seem to be an attempt to collect …

A new wave of malicious spam hitting inboxes uses Western Union’s Money Transfer Service in its attempt to trick recipients into downloading its payload. The spam messages carry the subject line “Western Union Transfer MTCN:” and a random number. The …

Disgraced former FL District Attorney Jack Thompson is facing spam charges for flooding a Utah State Senator with complaints about the CAN-SPAM Act. Oh the irony!  Thompson was disabarred last September for making false statements to tribunals, disparaging litigants and other …

A new report by Microsoft reveals what many of us already know. More than 75% of all emails sent are spam, and more often than not these days, contain malicious links or attachments. Malware is becoming more and more widespread. …

I always love getting packages in the mail. I think everyone does. So when a notice arrives in my email box that says I have a package to pick up, I get excited–but then I think better of it, and …

With Valentines Day now long over, spammers and phishers have turned to another topic – the economy. As the economic forecast continues to be gloomy here and around the world, recession oriented spam is on the rise. Not too surprising …