Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:49 PM/CST
Spammers are not turning into political pundits, but they are using Republican candidates to advertise their scams, according to Bitdefender. Mitt Romney is handily beating Newt Gingrich in this contest.
Friday, January 06, 2012 4:37 PM/CST
Several Stratfor subscribers have received emails purporting to be from Stratfor but were clearly from Anonymous. Stratfor has issued a warning, but in this day of paranoia, there are doubts over the warning's legitimacy.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:23 PM/CST
The New York Times called the message sent to almost 9 million Internet users about their subscription spam. It was definitely unwanted, but that was all the paper got right.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:27 AM/CST
Spammers are creating fake surveys using Google Docs and tricking users into filling them out, handing over a lot of information.
Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:02 PM/CST
Spammers are pushing out fake update notices for Adobe Reader to trick users into handing over credit card details. Analysis indicates the victims are primarily from the list stolen from Silverpop last fall.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 6:55 AM/CST
Symantec recently launched a snazzy new sitelet with a daily summary of current online threats including malware, identity theft, fraud and spam to give IT professionals a sense of the day's security landscape.
Monday, March 07, 2011 1:50 PM/CST
The "Facebook-sponsored weight loss product" scam returns to the social network site and posts fake testimonial messages on user walls.
Friday, March 04, 2011 6:07 PM/CST
After four years in prison, the Spam King is free and back online. But law enforcement is watching.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011 6:30 PM/CST
In a report, Barracuda Networks takes a look at the behavior of Twitter users, and the role reputation can be used to fight spam.
Friday, February 25, 2011 2:43 PM/CST
Spammers are keeping abreast of political developments in the Libya and Egypt.
