Spam stories - Page 2

“As recent incidents like WannaCry and Netya illustrate, our adversaries are becoming more and more creative in how they architect their attacks.”>>

"If a CISO isn’t reviewing its email security solution on a 12-18 month basis, they may be surprised at what threats are getting into inboxes.">>

It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia>>

Spammers have targeted 'penny stocks' in a Latvian company to manipulate stocks - global caution is advised.>>

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.>>

‘Polymorphism’ was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.>>

“Spammers are quite frequently trying to use breaking news and speculate on famous people. Donald Trump was not an exception.">>

“As with most major events, the US election serves as valuable bait for malicious spam activity.">>

Twitter is handing control back to its users with new two features that will screen out unwanted content - and unwanted users.>>

In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.>>

Enforcement agencies from around the world including New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight against spam.>>

ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.>>

With cybercriminals having a deliberate hand in creating threats that look authentic and are targeted, it is more difficult to recognise spam.>>

"Hush-hush attitudes are contributing to a tidal wave of cyber attacks that are continuing to devastate New Zealand businesses.">>

Bitdefender has discovered a global spam campaign spreading banking Trojan Dyre, using various approaches to maximise damage.>>

Facebook says "we are not removing stories people report as false and we are not reviewing content and making a determination on its accuracy.">>

The man was found to have sent 2,230 commercial electronic messages following an online argument. The emails were mainly abusive in nature.>>

Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.>>

Unsolicited email or spam may be a mere nuisance for most emails users, but for a system administrator spam is a headache and a major security threat.>>

An Auckland marketing firm has been stung with a record $120,000 fine, after inundating Kiwis with over half a million spam messages.>>

"With 350 million messages sent on Snapchat on a daily basis, it is no surprise that spammers have honed in on the service.">>

New Zealand may not have qualified, but for the many Kiwis making the trip to South America to the FIFA World Cup next summer, Microsoft has strong words of warning.>>

"We have found out that in Cupertino, a confidential recent development gadget is being developed. The item will be required by everyone...">>

Sophos releases list of the world's worst offenders in spam.>>