Romania, Panama cutting back on spam
Romania and Panama, two of the world's notable sources of spam, now have fewer computers producing it, according to security vendor Cloudmark.
Jeremy Kirk | 29 Apr | Read more
Romania and Panama, two of the world's notable sources of spam, now have fewer computers producing it, according to security vendor Cloudmark.
Jeremy Kirk | 29 Apr | Read more
The volume of SMS spam being sent to UK mobile users rose 11 percent in the first quarter of 2014 thanks mainly to a sudden spike in accident compensation scams, according to messaging security firm Cloudmark.
John E Dunn | 23 Apr | Read more
Computers inside many of the UK's largest banks and building societies are being used to spew malicious botnet spam, research conducted on behalf of the BBC has shown.
John E Dunn | 21 Nov | Read more
'Over-the-top' services used to disguise text spam campaigns by sending a few messages from many phone numbers
John P. Mello | 25 Jul | Read more
Cyber-criminals are compromising websites at hosting companies at an ever furious rate in order to exploit them to host dangerous content and send spam via compromised accounts, according to messaging security firm Cloudmark in its threat report today.
Ellen Messmer | 24 Jul | Read more
The arrest of a gang accused of being behind a major 'pension liberation' SMS spam campaign coincided with a significant drop in the volume of texts being sent in the UK, messaging security firm Cloudmark has reported.
John E Dunn | 29 Jun | Read more
Top texting scam in May tantalizes vacationers
John P. Mello Jr. | 13 Jun | Read more
Volumes remain steady as junkmeisters return to old spam scams
John P. Mello Jr. | 10 May | Read more
The ICO's crackdown on a firm accused of sending huge amounts of payment protection insurance (PPI) SMS spam appears to have caused a marked drop in the number of unwanted messages being received by UK mobile users, figures from security firm Cloudmark show.
John E Dunn | 21 Apr | Read more
The volume of mobile spam messages touting free gift cards sharply fell after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints in early March against eight companies, according to antispam vendor Cloudmark.
Jeremy Kirk | 18 Apr | Read more
Unlimited messaging plans offer fertile ground for bold junk mail campaigns
John P. Mello Jr. | 25 Feb | Read more
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.
Jeremy Kirk | 18 Dec | Read more
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.
Jeremy Kirk | 18 Dec | Read more
One in three UK mobile phone users would naively text ‘stop’ on receiving a spam text message, almost certainly guaranteeing that they receive more unwanted contact, a survey has found.
John E Dunn | 15 Nov | Read more
Security experts today warned consumers of a rapidly mutating spam campaign using bogus messages from United Parcel Service (UPS) claiming that a package could not be delivered.
Gregg Keizer | 29 Nov | Read more