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Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet 

Ron Paul spam blast linked to Ukrainian botnet

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 6 December 2007 11:47 AM
Spam messages promoting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul that were distributed in October have been traced to a Ukrainian botmaster.
Spammers shift to spreading malware 

Spammers shift to spreading malware

In Messaging - 5 December 2007 10:27 AM
Global spam volumes have doubled in the past year, showing a shift away from selling products towards spreading malware, according to new research.
Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam 

Google claims drop-off in Gmail spam

In Messaging - By Matt Chapman, 3 December 2007 10:19 AM
The number of spam advertising messages sent to email users is levelling off, according to a software engineer at Google's Gmail service..
Interview: Adrian Chamberlain and Jos White 

Interview: Adrian Chamberlain and Jos White

In Messaging - By Paul Fisher, 26 November 2007 12:30 PM
MessageLab's CEO and co-founder are determined to get a bigger slice of the American pie. Paul Fisher meets two men on a mission.
Police warn South Australians of Nigerian scammers 

Police warn South Australians of Nigerian scammers

In Messaging - 23 November 2007 3:06 PM
South Australian Police are warning local residents of a surge in Nigerian scam emails targeting South Australian residents.
Sophos tap into phone tapping spam 

Sophos tap into phone tapping spam

In Messaging - 21 November 2007 4:24 PM
Sophos is warning users of a tricky new spam message containing an MP3 file attachment of what is claimed to be a recording of the user’s personal phone conversations.
Firms urged to tackle email data leaks 

Firms urged to tackle email data leaks

In Messaging - 20 November 2007 10:59 AM
Businesses are increasingly concerned about sensitive company information being leaked via email, according to research conducted by IT security firm Sophos.
MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008  

MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 19 November 2007 3:49 PM
The cybercrime market is poised to be even ‘hotter’ in 2008 as spammers increase targeted attacks and create new social engineering techniques to claim their stake in cybercrime...
Hushmail turns out to be anything but 

Hushmail turns out to be anything but

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 19 November 2007 10:15 AM
A court document in a drug smuggling case has shown that the private email service Hushmail has been cooperating with police in handing over user emails..
Report: October spam increase 

Report: October spam increase

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 19 November 2007 9:48 AM
October was a scary month for IT administrators in charge of filtering spam, according to a pair of reports from messaging security firms.
Postini boosts botnet protection and email security  

Postini boosts botnet protection and email security

In Messaging - 15 November 2007 2:33 PM
Postini has revamped its Email Security service adding new content policy management capabilities including protection for credit card numbers.
Pacific Internet launches PacNet CleanWeb 

Pacific Internet launches PacNet CleanWeb

In Messaging - 14 November 2007 1:15 PM
Pacific Internet (Australia) has launched PacNet CleanWeb, managed web filtering solution, tailored for businesses and government sectors.
BitDefender to defend Linux operating systems 

BitDefender to defend Linux operating systems

In Messaging - 13 November 2007 1:33 PM
BitDefender’s anti-virus software products have received approval for compliance with Red Hat and Novell Linux operating systems, the vendor announced today.
Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers 

Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 9 November 2007 9:44 AM
Customers of Salesforce.com are facing a barrage of phishing emails containing viruses and keyloggers after the company suffered the leak of a customer contact list.
ACCC: Beware of Melbourne Cup 'betting scams' 

ACCC: Beware of Melbourne Cup 'betting scams'

In Messaging - 5 November 2007 12:40 PM
On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, the ACCC’s SCAMwatch service has warned punters to be aware of expensive gambling prediction software or ‘betting scams’ appearing in time for ...
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