Symantec says October spam levels plummet 

Symantec says October spam levels plummet

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 8 October 2010 9:01 AM
Canadian pharmacy affiliate closure takes effect.
Durex leak reveals customer details 

Durex leak reveals customer details

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 1 April 2010 4:15 PM
Condom vendor exposes customers.
Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent 

Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 25 March 2010 12:29 PM
Firm says it's winning the war on dodgy tweets.
Grum and Rustock botnets drive spam to new levels 

Grum and Rustock botnets drive spam to new levels

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 2 March 2010 1:27 PM
Overall junk email levels rose five per cent in February.
Malware levels remain steady in 2009 

Malware levels remain steady in 2009

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 25 February 2010 9:17 AM
Number of new threats virtually the same as in 2008, says Kaspersky report.
Spam volume reaches all-time high: McAfee 

Spam volume reaches all-time high: McAfee

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 November 2009 10:31 AM
Accounts for 92 percent of all emails.
Botnet activity drops as spam remains high but steady 

Botnet activity drops as spam remains high but steady

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 28 August 2009 11:35 AM
Real Host shutdown impacted Cutwail botnet.
Spam server shutdown has little effect 

Spam server shutdown has little effect

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 9 June 2009 10:40 AM
The shutdown of the Pricewert internet service provider (ISP) looks unlikely to have the same crushing effect of spam as theMcColo closure last year.
Spam levels continue to surge 

Spam levels continue to surge

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 30 April 2009 10:07 AM
The level of spam flooding inboxes is at its highest level in more than a year, according to researchers.
Spam to hit record levels in 2009 

Spam to hit record levels in 2009

In Hackers - 18 December 2008 10:49 AM
Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009.
Spam levels to rise as Srizbi returns 

Spam levels to rise as Srizbi returns

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 28 November 2008 10:51 AM
The fall in global spam levels after the shutting of web hosting company McColo looks to be short-lived after researchers reported that the Srizbi botnet has been reactivated.
Spam levels remain down following McColo shutdown 

Spam levels remain down following McColo shutdown

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 21 November 2008 9:53 AM
Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come roaring back.
Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall 

Intercage demise causes spam levels to fall

In Messaging - By Tom Young, 7 October 2008 9:37 AM
Spam email messages have fallen by eight per cent thanks to the demise on 20 September of California-based ISP Intercage, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
Spam levels remain steady in March 

Spam levels remain steady in March

In Messaging - By Clement James, 9 April 2008 11:34 AM
96.63 per cent of all email scanned.
Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007 

Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007

In Messaging - By Clement James, 11 January 2008 2:55 PM
Spam accounted for 95 per cent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere.
New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed 

New botnet as powerful as Storm worm revealed

In Web/client - 29 November 2007 12:02 PM
After a year in development, a botnet touted as the ‘Celebrity Spam Gang’ has reached similar distribution capabilities as the notorious Storm worm and is responsible for 20 ...
Phishing levels reach all time high 

Phishing levels reach all time high

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 October 2007 9:45 AM
A record number of phishing attacks were detected last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Spam levels soar by more than a third 

Spam levels soar by more than a third

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 5 October 2007 9:56 AM
Spam levels soared by more than a third during September, according to new research by security company SoftScan.
Phishing levels up in September 

Phishing levels up in September

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 2 October 2007 2:23 PM
Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs.
Spam levels reach an all time high 

Spam levels reach an all time high

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 September 2007 10:19 AM
Spam levels have reached an all time high, according to the latest figures released by Ipswitch, a network monitoring company.
Record levels of spam detected, new study shows 

Record levels of spam detected, new study shows

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 September 2007 11:09 AM
Spam levels reached an all time high last month, according to the latest figures by SoftScan.
Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket 

Pump-and-dump scam causes spam levels to rocket

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 August 2007 9:46 AM
A widespread pump-and-dump scam has caused spam levels to soar by almost a third, according to security vendor Sophos.
Spam levels creep up again 

Spam levels creep up again

In Messaging - By Clement James, 7 August 2007 12:17 PM
Spam levels crept up again in July, accounting for 91.52 percent of all email, according to messages scanned by SoftScan.
Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors 

Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 8 May 2007 9:48 AM
The most recent monthly spam report from Symantec saw a decrease in image spam — a technique using embedded images to bypass phishing filters — that had been growing in ...
Spam hits records levels in February 

Spam hits records levels in February

In Messaging - 16 March 2007 11:04 AM
Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise 

MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 5 March 2007 12:17 AM
For the fifth consecutive month, spam levels have continued to soar, with more than three-quarters of all messages sent in February being junk.
Study: Image spam levels rocket 

Study: Image spam levels rocket

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 24 January 2007 11:18 AM
Image spam levels have soared over the past six months, now accounting for over half of all spam, according to new research.
Spam and botnet levels continue to soar 

Spam and botnet levels continue to soar

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 January 2007 11:30 AM
The number of spam messages jumped to a record 94 percent of all email on the internet last month, research from Postini reveals.
Spam levels begin holiday season spike 

Spam levels begin holiday season spike

By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 November 2006 5:47 PM
Zombie activity and spam levels jumped last month as criminals began to target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Spam levels reach record high 

Spam levels reach record high

In Messaging - By Clement James, 2 November 2006 9:48 AM
Levels of spam rose sharply in October to account for 89.07 per cent of all email during the month, according to figures from SoftScan.
Windows XP piracy levels fall by more than 4 percent 

Windows XP piracy levels fall by more than 4 percent

In Applications - By Emma Pritchard, 20 October 2006 5:44 PM
An update released today from Microsoft shows that work carried out as part of its "Keep IT Real" initiative has been successful, lowering the UK piracy rate of Windows XP from ...
Security worries back to 2001 levels 

Security worries back to 2001 levels

By René Millman, 26 August 2004 1:23 PM
The severity and number of exploits and vulnerabilities in computer systems are causing greater concern for IT directors.
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