Security News

15,000-strong army of Twitter robots  found spreading cryptocurrency spam
2018-08-10 12:29

Researchers unearthed an army of 150,000 robot Twitter accounts plying a cryptocurrency scam.

ThreatList: Spam’s Revival is Tied to Adobe Flash’s Demise
2018-08-02 19:17

Spam is back with a vengeance, thanks to the demise of attack vectors such as Adobe Flash.

FELIXROOT Backdoor Resurfaces in Environmental Spam Campaign
2018-07-27 20:41

This backdoor can be used for espionage and for dropping additional malware.

Twitter Unveils New Processes for Fighting Spam, Bots
2018-06-28 16:25

Twitter this week shared some details on new processes designed to prevent malicious automation and spam, along with data on the positive impact of the measures implemented in the past period. read more

Why we might see more spam and phishing post-GDPR
2018-06-21 18:12

IBM Security's Caleb Barlow explained the unintended consequences of the GDPR, and how the regulation removed essential data security professionals rely on to do their job.

Why we might see more spam and phishing after the GDPR
2018-06-18 13:31

IBM Security's Caleb Barlow explains the unintended consequences of the GDPR, and how the regulation removed essential data security professionals rely on to do their job.

Rampant spam, falling registrations show new gTLDs have limited business value
2018-06-15 12:48

Studies indicate malicious actors are disproportionately using cheap new gTLDs, though overall registrations have fallen 20% over the last year.

Creative Spam Thinks Outside the Macro with .IQY Attachments
2018-06-08 20:31

The ability of these simple files to open Excel and download any data from the internet makes them extremely dangerous.

SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone
2018-06-01 11:29

SpamCannibal returns from the dead to fail all spam queries sent to it - essentially telling you to "block the whole world".

SpamCannibal blacklist service reanimated by squatters, says everything's spam
2018-05-30 17:20

Yes, even you Defunct blacklisting service SpamCannibal was hijacked early on Wednesday morning, sowing email chaos in the process.…