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Hacking human gullibility with social penetration
We don't need no stinking exploits
Security penetration testers Mike Bailey and Mike Murray rely plenty on attacks that exploit weaknesses in websites and servers, but their approach is better summed up by the famous phrase "There's a sucker born every minute".…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
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Zombie tactics threaten to poison honeypots
Hive minds vs bot herders
Innovations in botnet technology threaten the usefulness of honeypots, one of the main ways to study how bot herders control networks of zombie PCs.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Scareware scams ride the back of killer whale tragedy
Black hats pee in the pool again
Supposed footage of Wednesday's fatal Sea World killer whale attack in Florida actually points at sites distributing scareware.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
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Spam filters stuff Canadian Beaver
Venerable magazine to adopt less suggestive title
Venerable Canadian publication The Beaver has been obliged to change its name after prudish spam filters objected to its suggestive title.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Pharma link spammers invade Live Space
Fake blog posts spamvertise knock-off pills
Cybercrime affiliates of unlicensed pharmaceutical websites have begun moving on from attacks purely designed to poison Google search engine results, and are now targetting Microsoft's web properties.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Return of MP3 spam punts penis pill sites
When Harry Met Spammy
MP3 spam has made an unwelcome return, two years after the tactic was first used to spamvertise products and services.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Facebook sues social network spammers
Alleged anti-social behaviour provokes lawsuit
Facebook has launched lawsuits against a trio of alleged high profile hijackers and spammers.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
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Honeynet research lifts the lid on spam trends
Busy bees reveal a hive of junk mail activity
Stats from the one billion spam messages blocked by Project Honey Pot over the last five years provide an insight into junk mail trends and spamming practices.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
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Ruggedised botnets pushing out even more spam
Future rogue ISP takedowns unlikely to bring relief
Cybercrooks have adapted to the takedown of rogue ISPs by building more resilient botnets.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Anti-spammers urged to gang up
Test suggests collaboration is the way to fight the wrong'uns
The combined efforts of anti-spam products outperform any individual products alone, according to an experiment by Virus Bulletin, the independent security certification organisation.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Ralsky jailed for four years over stock fraud spam scam
Godfather of spam sent down
Notorious spammer Alan Ralsky has been jailed for more than four years over his role in a masterminding a stock fraud spam campaign that made him an estimated $2.7m.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Spammers aim to profit from swine flu pandemic
Caution advised over modern day Harry Limes
Russian cybercrooks have laid the groundwork needed to build a business cashing in on swine flu panic-buying.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Next generation spammers rise up in Asia, India and Brazil
High-speed broadband allows worldwide miscreanting
A new generation of spammers is rising up in regions such as Asia Pacific, Japan, and South America, and beginning to outstrip their North American counterparts in junk mail output.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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Controversial email blocklist SORBS sold
GFI confirms purchase of reputation service
GFI Software has confirmed the purchase of sometimes controversial spam blocklist provider SORBS for a reported $451,000.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Notorious Kiwi pill spammers slapped with fine
Herbal King dethroned
A gang of notorious spammers from Christchurch, New Zealand have been hit with fines in the first prosecution under the country's anti-spam laws.…
Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
