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Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

October 12, 2005 The United States is still the greatest source of spam, but tougher laws and other measures are helping stem the tide, Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, spam, anti-spam, U.S., China, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

China joins forum on curbing spam

February 23, 2005 In a move that inspires optimism, China--one of the largest contributors to the spam epidemic-- appears at London discussion. TAGS: anti-spam, Spamhaus, China, spam, spammer, London, conference, government, U.S.

Developing nations losing spam battle, report says

May 27, 2005 Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, a new OECD report says. TAGS: developing country, spam, spammer, anti-spam, nation, junk e-mail, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Spam: Made in Taiwan?

June 9, 2006 Junk e-mail rose in May, most of it served up from Taiwan--and the death of Blue Frog was a factor, CipherTrust says. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., zombie, Taiwan, anti-spam, spam, spammer, China, e-mail, message, security, U.S.

IBM debuts spam assailant tool

March 22, 2005 Rather than just filtering content, Big Blue's spam-fighting technology verifies sender identity and strikes back. TAGS: Lycos Inc., spam, IBM Corp., security technology, anti-spam, spammer, P2P, e-mail, screensaver, message

Black Frog leaps into fight against spam

May 25, 2006 Okopipi project aims to continue antispam campaign launched by now-defunct Blue Frog effort, which suffered a DOS attack. TAGS: Wiki, denial of service, anti-spam, spammer, spam, fight, project, security, server, e-mail

IronPort to rate Web links in spam fight

January 24, 2006 Web reputation scoring added to catch more unwanted e-mail messages, including those with links to malicious Web sites. TAGS: Ironport Systems Inc., reputation, spam, anti-spam, spammer, spam filter, check, attack, e-mail, message, link, server

Zombie trick expected to send spam sky-high

February 2, 2005 New spammer scheme uses ISPs to get around blacklists, leading one expert to predict "e-mail meltdown." TAGS: Internet Service Provider, blacklist, zombie, spam, Spamhaus, spammer, MessageLabs Ltd., e-mail server, anti-spam, e-mail, trojan horse, server, broadband, U.S., malware, PC

This spammer's stash could be yours

August 10, 2005 Gold bars, cash and a fully loaded Hummer H2 are among the prizes AOL is offering as it celebrates a settlement with a spammer. TAGS: New Hampshire, spammer, settlement, America Online Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, Hummer, goods, Virginia, anti-spam, spam, Time Warner Inc., e-mail

'Tis the season to send spam

November 20, 2006 The volume of junk e-mail is spiking--just as consumers gear up for holiday shopping. TAGS: antispam company, Ironport Systems Inc., spammer, spam, MessageLabs Ltd., anti-spam, season, holiday, Turkey, expert, Yahoo! Inc., message, e-mail, PC

Antispam confab looks beyond filters

March 29, 2006 Leaders in the fight against spam, phishing and e-mail fraud gather at the MIT to compare notes. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, marketer, spammer, email marketing, law enforcement, anti-spam, spam, bond, incentive, phishing, conference, e-mail, attorney, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, attorney general, legislation, legislator, law, state, nation, anti-spam, e-commerce, Washington, Internet Service Provider, advice, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Spam fighter hit with $11.7 million judgment

September 15, 2006 Nonprofit behind antispam blacklist is hit with multimillion-dollar judgment, but the order may not be enforceable. TAGS: Spamhaus, judgment, spammer, Illinois, Barracuda Networks, spam, U.K., court, anti-spam, organization, order, U.S., e-mail

Blue Security attack linked to blog crashes

May 4, 2006 DDoS attack on antispam campaigner redirected to blog-hosting firm Six Apart, forcing it offline, security firm says. TAGS: Six Apart Ltd., distributed denial of service, anti-spam, blog, LiveJournal, TypePad, spammer, blog posting, attack, traffic, spam, security, server

Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer

November 28, 2006 Precedent-setting decision says travel agency that sent repeated cruise-vacation e-mails is protected by federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Oklahoma, anti-spam, law, spammer, spam, domain name, professor, e-mail, CEO

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