Security News

The arsenal of SMS scammers, spammers and fraudsters (Help Net Security)
2015-07-17 07:00

Illicit commercial activity online has manifested into all things mobile. With revenue in the billions from mobile marketing, criminals are doing their best to harness the technology for their own mon...

When spammers go to war: Behind the Spamhaus DDoS
2013-03-29 08:08

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/when-spammers-go-to-war-behind-the-spamhaus-ddos/ By Peter Bright Ars Technica Mar 28 2013

Study shows how spammers cash in
2008-11-11 10:02

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7719281.stm BBC News 10 November 2008 Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send, finds a study. By...

IBM offers "strikeback" service to counter spammers
2005-03-23 07:20

Forwarded from: Richard Forno http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/22/technology/ibm_spam/index.htm?cnn=yes March 22, 2005 NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - IBM unveiled a service Tuesday that sends unwanted e-mails...

Anti-Virus Companies, Tenacious Spammers
2004-01-29 10:29

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon http://www.attrition.org/security/rant/av-spammers.html Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammers Wed Jan 28 04:46:28 EST 2004 Brian Martin [jericho () attrition...