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Security vendor Marshal is warning email users of a new mass targeted spam outbreak which contains a personalised subject line claiming to have caught 'you' naked on video. As we put the festivities behind us and fix our sights firmly on the year ahead, those criminal gangs involved in the nefarious activities of spam creation, phishing and virus attacks continue to engage new tactics that will take advantage of our relaxed, less cautious frame of mind. Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come roaring back. A web-hosting firm that apparently sent out more than 75 percent of worldwide spam has been knocked offline. Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD) have published a report detailing how they hacked a spamming network to collect data on the economics of the problem. The trail of bogus anti-virus software and the money it brings in leads to a software company in Russia, according to security researchers. Phishers are adopting a 'back to basics' approach with attacks. The hacking community is outpacing the security industry, and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to narrow the gap. Criminal gangs have acquired login details for more than 200,000 websites. While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place. An screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware. The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week. The notorious Pushdo botnet has topped Fortinet’s top ten most reported threats list for March, claiming 13.5 percent of all malware activity for the month. Life keeps getting more difficult for information security researchers - and it's not all down to the bad guys. As the malware threat landscape continues to evolve, hackers are constantly changing techniques to counteract detection technologies vendors develop. The U.S. Army has just invaded Iran, sparking World War III -- or at least that is what the latest Storm Worm spam campaign wants you to believe. Another one bites the dust: Sony PlayStation's website is the latest victim of the mass SQL attacks. The Storm Worm botnet is just a fraction of its original size, but malware remains on the rise, according to one email security firm. The opening ceremony for the much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is only hours away and security experts have sent out an eleventh hour warning to internet users – ‘think twice before you click.’ The first months of 2008 has seen spam levels rise with the economic situation and Olympics adding fuel to the fire.