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Taiwan bank scam rides on Adobe flaw
News E-mail purportedly from Taiwanese bank tries to trick unsuspecting users into clicking malicious link, then attempts to gain control of machines, according to Symantec.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Spokesperson, Flaw, e-mail, spam message, Symantec Corp.
Spam's carbon footprint: 1 e-mail like driving 3 feet
News Report finds energy used annually to delete spam and rescue legitimate e-mail is equal to greenhouse gas emissions from 3.1 million cars.
Tags: Spam filtering, Spam and phishing, Spam, greenhouse gas emission, Carbon Footprint, e-mail spam, greenhouse gas, e-mail, spam filtering, spam message
S'pore spam rate crosses global average
News Country's spam levels surpassed the global rate of 89.4 percent in July, after dipping below earlier in April, according to MessageLabs' latest security report.
Tags: Spam filtering, Spam and phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Spam, Singapore, social networking, spam message, Symantec Corp., Germany, Web Address
Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
News Users on Twitter report direct messages that lead to phishing page, while Facebook users are getting links to a malware site.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Facebook, Google Inc., Phishing, Malware, Twitter Inc., Phishing Web Site, Password, e-mail
Facebook awarded US$873M in spam case
News In largest judgment in history of the U.S. Can-Spam Act, Canadian man is ordered to pay the company US$873 million for allegedly spamming Facebook users.
Tags: Spam filtering, Lawsuits, MySpace, Anti-spam, social networking, e-mail, spam message, Facebook, CAN-SPAM Act, marketing
Postini: Google's take on e-mail security
News Search giant's e-mail security unit uses globally distributed automated systems and Zero-Hour software to keep spam and viruses out of inboxes.
Tags: Network security, International governments, Spam filtering, Message, Google Inc., Spam, Database, e-mail security, Humans, Anti-spam
Trojan creates havoc using antivirus vendor's name
News Security vendor Sophos warns of a Trojan that masquerades as a spam message from Finnish company F-Secure.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security
VoIP spam to rocket?
News NEC wants to combat the rise of voice over IP spam with a new application, but Cisco denies that junk calls over IP will be a problem.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
Spammers arm junk mail with multiple weapons
News "Piggyback Spam" tactics on the rise as more unsolicited e-mail messages become conduits to external threats such as malware and infected Web sites, according to latest study.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Spam
Spammers dust off their botnet passports
News Bot herders are turning to new pastures as PCs used to relay vast spam campaigns in the U.K. and the U.S. get cleaned up.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
Spam races to the Olympics
News Expect more incidents of online scams and fraud connected to next month's Beijing 2008, as well as spam targeted at mobile devices, Symantec says.
Tags: Spam, Spam and phishing, Security, Mobile, Sophos Plc., Bitdefender, Stock, Japan, e-mail, Symantec Corp.
Draft spam bill gives S'poreans right to sue
News Proposed spam control bill recommends that anyone suffering damages from non-complaint spam can take legal action against spammers, and also recognizes mobile devices as delivery platforms.
Tags: Spam filtering, Lawsuits
Four deadly security sins
News Security expert names most damaging practices Asia's IT administrators need to avoid to ensure their company's network remains well-protected.
Tags: Business security, Network security, Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, SMB
Know your resources in the war against spam
Insight If you've made the decision to filter your organization's incoming e-mail, your next step is to determine exactly how. This rundown of spam control methodologies can help you in your decision on which path to take.
Twitter going after buy-more-followers services?
News One company that sells followers, uSocial, claims that Twitter is trying to shut it down over allegations of spam.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Web 2.0, Twitter, Spamming, Messaging, social networking, CEO, marketing, marketing company, Web 2.0
