Spammers URL shortening gets more sophisticated

Worrying new research from Symantec’s October Intelligence report suggests that it’s easier than ever for spammers to operate malicious sites. Spammers have established a genuine URL shortening service that is …

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Spear-Phishing Attacks on Banks on the Increase

Banks and their commercial clients face the persistent threat of online channel attacks with a significant threat posed by email from undetected crimeware and are being exposed to

DMA Challenges Information Commissioner’s Office to get Tough on Spam

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has challenged the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to get tough on text spam, but disagrees on their need for extra power to do so. This was

More Email Fraud & More Sophisticated but Spam Decreasing

In Q3 2011, the percentage of fraudulent emails in spam traffic increased twenty times, rising from 0.1 per cent last quarter to 2 per cent of all spam

Great email call to action example – from a phisher

Even the criminals are looking to improve their results though better creative design. I was intrigued to receive this phishing email today as it shows some clear email

Spamhaus & SURBL Spam Protection with MXTools & MailChannels Partnership

MailChannels has announced that MXTools, the leading worldwide Reseller for both Spamhaus and SURBL datafeeds, has entered into a Strategic Partnership to provide advanced outbound spam protection for

Canadian Anti-Spam Law & What it Means for Email Marketers

Gryphon Networks,  provider of all-channel contact governance solutions to enterprises, announces the third installment of its three-part webinar series focused on marketing compliance with Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL), formerly

Fasthosts Warns its Clients to Quit Spamming

Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading web hosting provider, has warned UK businesses not to spam their customers with unsolicited newsletters and marketing emails. Over the past year, the company

Mailshell States IPv6 Not a Problem for Spam Filters

Mailshell's response to claims that the upcoming move to IPv6 threatens spam filters' efficacy is that it is simply not the case. Publishing a press release titled "If

Pump and Dump Spam Increases & Sweden Targeted for Phishing

Symantec Corp. announced the results of the August 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report. This month’s analysis reveals that once more

Neil Schwartzman Honoured With First MAAWG Mary Litynski Award

Recognizing the value of one person's effort to generate positive change in the messaging industry, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group presented its first annual MAAWG Mary Litynski Award

SpamTitan blocks 99.4% of Spam in Latest Tests

Irish firm SpamTitan today announced that it has once again performed well in the highly respected Virus Bulletin Spam awards. As a result of this performance SpamTitan earns

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