MyDoom worm disabled Google 15 years ago and continues to take over more computers via infected emails, finds Palo Alto Networks
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Facebook Culls Hundreds Of US-based Spam, Fake News Accounts
Facebook is deleting hundreds of American accounts and pages for “inauthentic activity”
Crimeware ‘Cloud’ Takes Cues From Enterprise Services
The BlackTDS malware distribution network automates attacks with ease-of-use inspired by legitimate cloud platforms
Spambot Contains 711 Million Email Addresses
Huge data breach. Misconfigured spambot reveals 700m email addresses and number of passwords
IBM: Targeted Spam Malware Sticks To Working Hours
Malware spam is targeting organisations by closely following European and US work patterns, finds new research from IBM X-Force
ICO Fines Moneysupermarket.com £80,000 For Spamming Customers
Price comparison site sent out marketing emails to customers who had opted out
Botnets Target FCC Website Over Net Neutrality, Researchers Say
Researchers claim bots are spamming US regulator website over net neutrality rule change proposal
‘Human Error’ Leads To Guardian Soulmates Data Breach & Sexual Spam
Spammers have been hitting users of the Guardian Soulmates website with explicit emails after their information was accidentally displayed on the site.
US Dismantles Kelihos Botnet After ‘Spam Kingpin’ Arrest
Russian Pyotr Levashov, suspected of being one of the Internet’s biggest spam and malware operators, is arrested in Spain
Necurs Botnet Targets Users With Old-School Stock Scam
Getting emails about a once-in-a-lifetime stock opportunity? It’s probably too good to be true
1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents
Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day
Apple Tackles iCloud Calendar Spam With Report Button
The button will alert Apple to spam trying to sneak passed its email filters via the calendar service
Apple iPhones Hit With Calendar Spam Touting Cheap Designer Goods
Unwanted event invitations continue to appear in iPhones calendars, but Apple remains silent on the matter
Ofcom Wants To Block Nuisance Mobile Calls With A Text
New registration service will look to protect customers from being bombarded with pesky voice calls
Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams
Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true
Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised
Brexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum Texts
Campaign group that backs European exit fined for spam messages, but it tells TechweekEurope ICO has got it wrong
Almost All Apps Have Flaws, Trustwave Study Finds
2016 Trustwave Global Security Report reveals shocking cybercrime trends
Mumblehard Linux Spamming Botnet Finally Taken Offline
Thousands of servers running Linux and BSD had been affected by one of world’s most damaging botnets
More Than Half Of World’s Emails Are Spam And Malware
Mobile devices are now a particular focus for criminals’ spam and malware attacks
Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky
Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky
Scammers Quick To React To Ashley Madison Hack
Ashley Madison data breach triggers upsurge in spam email, as victims become scammers target
Facebook ‘Spam King’ Wallace Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges
Wallace’s junk marketing career predates the Internet, but he has never been convicted of criminal charges until now
Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines
Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise
Email Spam Levels Fall To 12-Year Low
For the first time since September 2003, less than half of all emails sent are spam, Symantec report reveals
Ransomware, Phishing And Spam Attacks Hit New Highs In Q1 2015
Six trillion spam messages sent worldwide in the first three months of 2015, McAfee Labs report finds
15,000 Spam Emails Hit Android Devices With FBI Porn Warning
Ukranian ransomware demands up to $1,500 to unlock victims’ devices
Revealed – The Spammiest Nations On Earth
Sophos report reveals US still leads the way in terms of spam volume worldwide
Spam Campaign Exploits Router Security Flaws, Proofpoint Warns
Cybercriminals using phishing techniques to exploit router vulnerabilities, including weak passwords
Twitter Confirms CFO Account Hack
The Twitter account belonging to the CFO of the microblogging website falls victim to hack