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Russia has emerged as a "spam superpower", IT security experts warned today.. Traditional image spam is again on the decrease, but attachment spam - containing images as part of Microsoft Office files - is on the upswing, according to Symantec's "State of Spam" report for August. Happy birthday, spam. Saturday marked 30 years to the day when the first spam email was delivered. Spammers have launched their 2008 holiday season spam campaigns using email to tout pharmaceutical products and casino spam with a Christmas angle.
Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam. Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter. A web-hosting firm that apparently sent out more than 75 percent of worldwide spam has been knocked offline. As Americans go to the polls to elect their 44th President, the security industry is facing a possible end to spam linked to the candidates. Worldwide spam volumes have surged by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 revealed security vendor Proofpoint today, who now predicts enterprises will see inbound spam more than double this year. 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. Spam email messages have fallen by eight per cent thanks to the demise on 20 September of California-based ISP Intercage, according to security vendor MessageLabs. Barracuda has announced it is opening up its spam blocking list for companies to use for free.
Websense has detected a new round of 'Better Business Bureau' spam emails. Spammers are finding new ways to bypass filters, but that doesn't mean you have to let them bombard your inbox. Rob Buckley reports A recent reduction in Yahoo and Hotmail spam has been caused by scientists. In the last six months, image-based spam has pushed its way to the forefront of spam technique discussions. Image-based spam is not new, but it is now wreaking havoc on the effectiveness of many anti-spam products. The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week. 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. Internet users still make irresponsible online purchasing decisions despite ongoing warnings about the dangers of responding to unsolicited emails, a new survey has found. The majority of spam is currently sent from the US but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.