Security News

You weren't hacked, Google tells Gmail users who received spam from themselves
2018-04-23 16:02

The method behind the spam glitch was spotted last year but ignored by Google

Inbox placement improving, spam placement remains the same
2018-04-06 11:30

The global trend of delivery data increased over the last eight quarters, with a growth of 4 percent inbox placement, according to 250ok. Missing emails saw a decrease of 5 percent, while spam...

New 4G LTE Network Attacks Let Hackers Spy, Track, Spoof and Spam
2018-03-05 19:18

Security researchers have discovered a set of severe vulnerabilities in 4G LTE protocol that could be exploited to spy on user phone calls and text messages, send fake emergency alerts, spoof...

New BEC Spam Campaign Targets Fortune 500 Businesses
2018-02-21 18:59

A new business email compromise campaign targets financial transactions tied to Fortune 500 firms.

Locky Ransomware Spam Infects via Microsoft Office
2017-10-20 11:19

Look Ma, No Macros: Malicious Spam Wields Windows Application-Linking FeatureSpammers wielding Locky ransomware have a new trick up their sleeve: the ability to infect PCs via malicious Microsoft...

Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns
2017-10-12 18:53

Researchers say in a 30-day period cybercriminals behind the Locky ransomware have updated the malware three times and have stepped up spam campaigns.

Spam Rate Hit 55% in September: Symantec
2017-10-06 16:17

The spam rate of overall email dropped slightly over the past couple of months to 55% in September, but remains above the year average, a new Symantec report reveals. read more

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Spam King to the United States
2017-10-05 01:38

Spain's National Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite a 36-year-old Russian computer programmer, accused by American authorities of malicious hacking offences, to the United States, according to a...

Week in review: CCleaner compromise, Optionsbleed, and Linux devices sending out spam
2017-09-25 00:28

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hackers behind CCleaner compromise were after Intel, Microsoft, Cisco There is a new twist in the CCleaner hack saga:...

Massive Spam Runs Distribute Locky Ransomware
2017-09-22 20:08

Locky ransomware, the infamous threat that dominated malware charts in 2016, is being aggressively distributed in a series of spam runs that have been ongoing for several weeks, security...