17:33 12.11.2008
Teams of US researchers have hacked into spam systems to reveal the inventions and intentions behind them.
Computers infected with the Bagle virus began downloading new malware over the weekend.
Pump-and-dump stock spam works, a pair of German researchers said Thursday as they presented findings at a security conference taking place in Vancouver, Canada.
Tens of thousands of Internet Explorer users aren't waiting for Microsoft to provide a patch for the critical bug in their browser.
The Federal Trade Commission nailed a spammer with a record-setting$900,000 fine for violating the CAN-SPAM Act.
Device called the Spam Cube protects computers on a small network from junk e-mail, viruses, and phishing attacks.
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday nailed a spammer with a record-setting$900,000 fine for violating the CAN-SPAM Act.
Veteran e-mail users probably recall getting a message— or several— from someone they hardly know asking for updated contact information. These messages, derided by some as spam, helped Plaxo Inc. expand its contact management service.
A free phish-finding and spam-spotting toolbar from CipherTrust offers recommendations on the legitimacy of each message that hits an Outlook or Notes inbox.
Working at home, she operated the website MommyJobs.com, but authorities say the homemaker was also part of a gang that sent massive quantities of spam messages containing pornographic images.
