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Watch out for gas spam scams 12 May 08, 19:14 ET by Josh Smith May 12th 2008 @ 7:00PM Just when you finished setting up the final Viagra and ED related keyword filters on your inbox, the scamming spammers ... more FTC Approves New CAN-SPAM Act Provisions 12 May 08, 19:08 ET The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 ... more Gasoline spam hits inboxes 12 May 08, 17:43 ET A new type of spam focuses on consumers' frustrations with high gas prices, according to a McAfee Avert Labs blog. The emails begin by complaining about the ... more Researchers See Gmail "Spam And Phishing Threat" 12 May 08, 16:03 ET By Doug Caverly - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 3:10pm. So long as it winds up in the trashcan, spam isn't too much of a problem for end users. ... more Back-scatter spam tacked by Astaro 12 May 08, 15:46 ET The problem of back-scatter spam - the bounced messages generated when some fiendish spammer has spoofed your email address in the `from' email field of ... more Marshal claims one botnet accounts for half of all spam 12 May 08, 15:45 ET Interesting to read the latest stats from IT security vendor Marshal, which claims that the Srizbi botnet is now accounting for around half of all spam ... more Marshal Says Srizbi Botnet Accounts for Half of All Spam 12 May 08, 15:01 ET A single botnet has grown so dramatically in the last two months that it now accounts for half of all the spam, according to new research from Marshal's TRACE team. The Srizbi botnet has steadily increased its network since the beginning of 2008 and is now the world's largest spam botnet. more FTC Approves New Rule Provision Under The CAN-SPAM Act 12 May 08, 13:21 ET The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 ... more Serious Gmail Flaw: Security Group Demonstrates Sending Unlimited Spam Using Google’s Own Servers 12 May 08, 13:07 ET Researchers at Information Security Research Team (INSERT) have dissevered a serious flaw in Google's Gmail service. The group demonstrates how anyone with no special Internet access privileges other than being able to connect to SMTP (TCP port 25) and HTTP (TCP port 80) servers is able to exploit a single Gmail account in order to be granted nearly unrestricted access to Google's massive ... more Re-create the thrill of in-box spam with FwdItOn 12 May 08, 12:36 ET By Josh Lowensohn – May 12, 2008, 9:32 AM PDT Got a friend or family member who just loves to send you chain e-mails? The kind that have been forwarded a ... more Google on Spam: Best 10 Minute SEO Video Ever Made 12 May 08, 12:05 ET Matt Cutts is Google's Genghis Khan of Spam. He probably slaughters more search engine spam sites in one week than Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great and ... more Gas Savings Spam Fills Inboxes 12 May 08, 11:58 ET The inevitable attention of spammers turned to soaring gas prices, with one set of junk messages promising a way to save at the pump. ... more Neddy The Racehorse Receives Tasteless Spam Email 12 May 08, 11:55 ET 2:37pm Tuesday May 11th, Neddy the Racehorse finds disgraceful spam email on his computer. At 2.42pm, Neddy found groaning on stable floor. ... more DMA to Host May 16 Teleconference to Brief Members on FTC's New CAN-SPAM Rules 12 May 08, 11:49 ET May 12, 2008 — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this morning announced that it has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM). The provisions are intended to clarify the Act’s requirements. more Get ready for cell phone spam 12 May 08, 10:35 ET Anthony Melone, Verizon Wireless's chief technology officer, started getting complaints last March from customers about unsolicited text messages that were ... more Spam is everywhere--even on your cell phone 12 May 08, 10:35 ET You thought you had wrestled spam to the ground, and maybe you have on your computer system. But now comes a new trend reported by the New York Times that ... more Gmail Glitch Makes it Mass Spam Generator 12 May 08, 09:47 ET According to research by the Information Security Research Team (INSERT), a flaw in Google's email service makes it vulnerable to becoming a mass spam ... more Xynergy Condemns SPAM Promotional Campaign 12 May 08, 09:47 ET Xynergy Corporation -- This weekend, a widely distributed email regarding XYNERGY was presented over the internet to thousands of unsuspecting internet users. XYNERGY had no previous knowledge of this activity and has no knowledge as to the originators of these SPAM messages. more SEO Is Not Spam : Matt Cutts Google Spam Presentation from Web 2.0 Expo 12 May 08, 09:44 ET Google Engineer and spam fighter Matt Cutts has posted his presentation on his blog from the Web 2.0 Expo on What Google Knows About Spam. Not only is Matt a spam fighting machine, but also a crusader for SEO : I’ve always meant to do a post to say that search engine optimization (SEO) is not spam [...] more Spam Moves to Cell Phones 12 May 08, 09:13 ET By Tom Ryan Americans are expected to receive an estimated 1.5 billion unsolicited text messages on their cell phones in 2008, according to San Francisco's ... more French govt targets SMS spam 12 May 08, 08:39 ET The French consumer affairs secretary has set up a committee to look at the problem of SMS spam. The move follows a sharp increase in SMS aimed at ... more Renewed outbreak of spam to the printing sector 12 May 08, 08:06 ET It appears that there has been a new outbreak of spam from the KST mailing list which was apparently hijacked by spammers from either Telkom or their ... more Will cellphone spam ruin your life? 12 May 08, 07:02 ET The NY Times find some analysts who say it's already a growing plague, but I'm not even close to being sold. American consumers are expected to receive an ... more Cutts: Money The Root Of Spam 12 May 08, 06:52 ET By David A. Utter - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 6:49am. The profit motive drives spammers to do anything they can to get their offers in front of an audience, ... more Maxis launches new anti-spam services for subscribers 12 May 08, 04:13 ET Malaysia-based Maxis Communications introduced a new service that arms subscribers to control, personalize and automate their short message service to ... more Srizbi botnet accounts for half of all spam: Marshal 12 May 08, 03:14 ET [ Johannesburg, 12 May 2008 ] - A single botnet has grown so dramatically in the last two months that it now accounts for half of all the spam, according to ... more Norman Selects Mailshell To Provide Email Reputation Data, Spam And Phishing Protection 12 May 08, 03:01 ET Norman, the leading supplier of data security software, today announced its selection of Mailshell, the leading OEM provider of email reputation, anti-spam and anti-phishing technology, to provide enhanced protection from email-borne threats for Norman's full range of products. more

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