70% of SMS spam is financial fraud
An analysis of SMS traffic conducted from March through December 2010 reveals that according to the reports of misuse submitted by AT&T, Bell Mobility, KT, Korean …
Complex Trojans and next generation malware is on the way
While e-mail users may have noticed a significant drop in spam in recent months, cybercriminals are gaining ground with creative new phishing methods and making exploit kits …
Say “I love you” with the Magic Blue Pill!
It is, after all, the season where we express to our loved ones just how much we care about, appreciate, and truly love them. Since the start of the month Websense Security …
Web malware grew by 139 percent
Cisco’s latest global threat report reveals that Web malware increased by 139 percent in 2010 compared with the previous year. The rate of Web malware encounters peaked …
Spammers gearing up for Valentine’s Day
A spam run that supposedly offers flowers to send to your loved one is currently landing in inboxes around the world, but a click on the “Order Now” button takes …
Widespread “undelivered package” spam attack delivers Trojans
Cybercriminals are currently sending out the spam messages – which come attached with a malware infected .zip file – with titles such as “Post Express …
WatchGuard XCS gains spam blocking and encryption capabilities
WatchGuard released a free update to its XCS (extensible content security) line of email and web content security appliances that includes new features to make stopping spam …
Dramatic increase in malware and phishing via social networks
By mid-2010, Facebook recorded half a billion active users, making it not only the largest social networking site, but also one of the most popular destinations on the web. …
Bogus airline charge leads to Zeus Trojan
A recent spam campaign is targeting frequent users of a popular German airline carrier, baiting them with a exorbitant bogus fee that has apparently been charged to their …
Waledac botnet wakes up after 7 days of sleep
Waledac appeared in a new version in the last days of 2010, sending out big amounts of New Year related spam messages. It then stopped spamming in the evening of January 4th, …
Spam increases 45% this week
Spam levels started bouncing back this week after a significant decrease in the fourth quarter. December’s daily average for spam was around 30% less than in September; …
38 billion spam e-mails: A sign of things to come?
Over the last twelve months, AppRiver quarantined more than 38 billion spam messages, almost double the amount quarantined just two years ago. Of that total, 450 million …