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Facebook goes after three more spammers in court

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 21 October 2010 2:04 PM

Accused of offering "enticing, but nonexistent products and services".

Spammers inundate Apple's new social media service Ping

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 6 September 2010 2:23 PM

No spam or URL filtering protection evident.

Facebook fixes privacy bug

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 August 2010 3:06 PM

Flaw existed for unknown length of time.

Twitter takes action on spammers and scammers

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 11 March 2010 4:27 PM

Company to screen all links for dodgy sites.

Spammers taking advantage of free online hosters

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 12 January 2010 9:40 AM

McAfee report highlights new trend.

Spammers command six-figure salaries working from home

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 29 September 2009 9:16 AM

Affiliates in a spam network can make US$180,000 per year or more, delivering traffic to pharmaceutical sites, online casinos or fake anti-virus web pages.

Spammers exploit hosted services

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 31 October 2008 10:24 AM

The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from ...

Spammers prefer Obama to McCain

In Messaging - By Egan Orion, 9 October 2008 9:54 AM

Democratic Nominee Senator Barack Obama has been showing up in seven times more spam emails than his US presidential election rival, Republican nominee Senator John McCain.

Microsoft targets spammers in legal blitz

In Messaging - 30 September 2008 9:30 AM

Reports suggest that today may be a bad day for Washington scammers.

Spammers bypass filters with SWF file redirects

In Messaging - 29 August 2008 9:50 AM

Spammers are stepping up their use of Shockwave Flash file redirects to avoid detection.

Spammers celebrate Madonna's 50th bday with special message

In Messaging - 22 August 2008 12:45 PM

Pop-diva Madonna is the highlight of a new round of malicious spam messages, security vendor Sophos has warned.

Spammers use Google name in junk mail assaults

In Messaging - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 22 August 2008 10:25 AM

Google's hosted applications are always a favourite for spammers, and now Google Sites, a free hosting service, is moving to centre stage.

Spammers go down to Georgia

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 19 August 2008 9:53 AM

The UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Spam Data Mine is showing that the war in Georgia is being used to evade spam filters.

Spammers exploit Google Docs

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 4 June 2008 10:04 AM

Spam levels jumped in May to 76.8 per cent of all emails sent globally, according to new monitoring data.

Spammers use hosted services to send unwanted mail

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 4 June 2008 9:50 AM

Spammers are increasingly turning to hosted services to ship out their junk mail, the latest threat report from MessageLabs revealed.

Spammers exploit tragedies in China and Burma

In Messaging - 27 May 2008 10:29 AM

Spammers are taking advantage of recent natural disasters to abuse the generosity of others for their own financial gain..

MySpace spammers fined US$230m

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 15 May 2008 9:43 AM

MySpace has won its legal challenge against two individuals who bombarded its members with spam..

Spammers fill up on petrol scam

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 13 May 2008 9:45 AM

Spammers have pounced on rising petrol prices in the US by offering bogus fuel discounts.

Spammers target Grand Theft Auto fans

In Messaging - By Clement James, 1 May 2008 7:44 AM

Emails promising PlayStations and copies of game contain malware.

Spammers use third-party tools to bypass email filters, report

In Messaging - By Sue, 8 April 2008 7:01 AM

The first quarter of 2008 saw an increased trend for spammers and malware developers to leverage legitimate content sites in order to bypass email filters.

Spammers crack Gmail Captcha codes

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 12 March 2008 9:44 AM

Experts are worried about the security protection on Gmail after a recent rise in spam volumes..

Nigerian man arrested in Perth for numerous online scams

In Messaging - 25 February 2008 10:45 AM

Computer Crime Squad Detectives in Perth have arrested a 29 year-old Nigerian man for his alleged involvement with an international online crime syndicate which media reports ...

Spammers unleash January email flood

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 6 February 2008 9:57 AM

Spam figures for January have bucked the seasonal trend, according to Symantec.

Spammers plead guilty to "419" scams that netted US$1.2 million

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 1 February 2008 9:55 AM

Three men pleaded guilty this week in New York to running get-rich-quick spam schemes - including a scam where one of the men claimed to have terminal throat cancer - targeting ...

Spammers becoming more business savvy

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 31 January 2008 9:50 AM

Spammers are becoming more business savvy and are capitalising on news and seasonal trends in a more commercial way..

Spammers target Windows Live SkyDrive

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 10 January 2008 2:23 PM

Spammers have started abusing Microsoft's Windows Live SkyDrive service to host spam links, a security firm warned today..

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.

Spammers hack Al Gore's climate site

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 29 November 2007 10:04 AM

Al Gore's Climate Crisis website has been hacked by spammers using an interesting technique to affect Google's rankings..

US porn spammers sent down

In Hackers - By Clement James, 16 October 2007 10:03 AM

Two US men have been sentenced to more than five years in prison for organising and running an international pornographic spamming business that netted over US$1m.

Spammers entice users with 'gift cards'

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 8 October 2007 10:23 AM

Hackers are using the lure of gift cards in spamming attacks, according to a Symantec report.

Spammers trick users with sexy celebrity pics

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 6 August 2007 10:04 AM

Spammers are tricking users into opening malicious email attachments by promising them salacious pictures of female celebrities, security experts have warned.

Spammers claim 'Life is beautiful'

In Messaging - 30 July 2007 2:47 PM

Spammers have launched a widespread malicious spam campaign which contains a ZIP attachment to a so-called screensaver.

Spammers use PDFs to beat filters

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 24 July 2007 10:28 AM

Spammers are increasingly adopting PDFs as a new technique in the war against spam filters.

D'OH! Spammers exploit Simpsons movie

In Messaging - By Lilia Guan, 20 July 2007 10:57 AM

Nothing is sacred to spammers as they attempt to bait people with the Simpsons Movie.

Spammers launch Simpsons scam

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 20 July 2007 9:57 AM

Computer users should remain vigilant following a spate of spam messages exploiting interest in the new Simpsons film, security experts have warned.

Two porn spammers convicted on several charges

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 27 June 2007 11:13 AM

Two 41-year-old men were convicted Monday for their connection to a global mass pornographic spamming operation that resulted in hundreds of thousands of complaints from AOL ...

Image spammers change tactics

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 18 June 2007 10:04 AM

Although numerous security vendors have testified to a decrease in image spam in recent months, that hasn't stopped spammers from tweaking their methodologies.

Image spammers use non-registration websites to their advantage

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 5 June 2007 9:56 AM

Levels of image spam held steady last month at 15 to 20 per cent of all junk mail, but phishing emails were at their highest levels this year, according to just-released ...

Spammers attack Tiscali email service

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 1 June 2007 10:08 AM

Thousands of Tiscali customers are demanding answers after hackers broke through the internet service provider's security to send spam causing the email service to collapse.

Spammers hack legit sites to push meds

In Messaging - By Matt Chapman, 3 April 2007 1:11 PM

Drug store spammers piggy-back on innocent websites to avoid spam filters.

Spammers hijacking legit newsletters

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2007 6:31 AM

Hackers have begun using newsletters to launch spam, joining legitimate newsletter creators in the hope to defy spam filters.

MessageLabs report: Spammers target users at Christmas

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 November 2006 1:21 PM

October saw a sharp increase in zombie activity and spam levels as criminals target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.

Spammers bypass servers with tropical domains

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 1 November 2006 10:36 PM

Seeing unusual email from Tonga or American Samoa? How about the Isle of Mann or Sao Tome and Principe?

Spammers use MySpace in phishing attack

By Fiona Raisbeck, 13 October 2006 12:45 PM

Spammers are using the MySpace brand in a phishing attack on music fans, it is reported today.

Spammers scam child protection group to propagate trojan

By Dan Kaplan, 22 August 2006 7:00 PM

Emails that appear sent by an anti-child pornography nonprofit group - but in fact are being delivered by spammers - are trying to use scare tactics to get unsuspecting ...

FTC cans two U.S. spammers

By William Eazel, 19 April 2006 10:00 AM

Two spammers who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spam spewing zombies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges. The individuals admitted ...

Spammers evade filters with Russian novel

By René Millman, 30 March 2006 3:20 PM

A new spam campaign using text from a classic Russian novel to evade anti-spam software has been uncovered by security experts.

Bank spammers try to catch U.K. napping

By William Eazel, 31 January 2006 9:45 AM

More than 2.4 million emails containing the trojan-downloader Win32.small.cfg were sent to U.K. businesses late Sunday night before the anti-virus community could react, an IT ...

Spammers and criminals working hard to trick Christmas shoppers

By William Eazel, 14 December 2005 9:47 AM

Security fears have made 69 percent of shoppers more cautious about purchasing goods online, a newly published survey has claimed.

Spammers aim to score with soccer phishing scam

By William Eazel, 22 November 2005 9:48 AM

Security experts have warned internet users of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a lottery sponsored by Liverpool Football Club in an attempt to steal ...

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