Spamhaus
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Spam campaigners reject e-mail payment plan
News Antispam organization Spamhaus says the e-mail charges planned by Yahoo and AOL will "destroy the spirit of the Internet".
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security applications/tools, E-mail clients
Developing nations losing spam battle, report says
News Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, according to the OECD.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Spam
What's the next security threat?
News Gone are the days of simple worms and viruses. Now botnets and phishing dominate malicious software--and new twists are on the way.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
Trojan pretends to do good
News Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers.
Tags: Hacking
China plans spam crackdown
News China is launching an offensive on the problem of spam e-mail, but critics say it will achieve very little success.
Spammer settles suit for US$1M
News Man accused of sending up to 25 million e-mails per day settles lawsuit with Microsoft and the state of Texas.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Lawsuits
Antispam screensaver downs two sites in China
News "Make love not spam" site has taken two sites offline, a Web traffic monitoring firm says.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
Lycos Europe's antispam tool no longer available
News The firm says the screensaver, which targets spammers'Web sites, has just been too popular and promises it will be back.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering
U.S. court upholds antispam law
News Virginia court denies convicted spammer's appeal, rejects argument that the state law is unconstitutional.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Legal, Government
U.S. Judge ties antispammer's hands
News SpamCop is issued a temporary restraining order that prevents it from interfering with messages sent by an alleged junk e-mailer. Industry watchers express concern.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Lycos Europe denies attack on zombie army
News Defacement of "Make love not spam" site was a hoax, not a hack, the Internet portal says.
Tags: Hacking
MSN filter sparks subscriber ire
News Microsoft gingerly added a widely used spam filter to its MSN Internet service this week in a belated decision that underscores the ongoing difficulties of striking out against unsolicited bulk e-mail.
Spam throws on a disguise
News That e-mail from your co-worker or a network administrator at your company may contain more than a friendly message: It could be hiding a junk mailer's sale pitch.
MSN filter sparks subscriber ire
News Microsoft gingerly adds a widely used spam filter to its Internet service in a belated decision that underscores the difficulties of fighting against spam.
Giving spam the network boot
News An ISP asks subscribers to sign a petition to remove an alleged spammer from its network.
