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Study: Small firms cook up more spam

January 26, 2005 New research finds that smaller companies are bearing the brunt of the epidemic of unsolicited e-mail. TAGS: Postini Corp., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, e-mail address, small business, information technology, e-mail

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.

When a lawyer gets hit by spammers, expect a lawsuit

May 27, 2005 In rare instance of individual taking spam fight to court, attorney files suit saying his e-mail address was hijacked by spammers. TAGS: spammer, lawsuit, suit, lawyer, e-mail address, spam, New York, e-mail

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, nation, junk e-mail, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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

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, anti-spam, spam, spam filter, spammer, 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, MessageLabs Ltd., spammer, e-mail server, anti-spam, trojan horse, server, e-mail, broadband, U.S., malware, PC

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, message, e-mail, security, U.S.

Spammer faces up to two years in jail

January 13, 2006 Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. TAGS: jail, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, spam, U.S., e-mail

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, e-mail, attorney, phishing, conference, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Court deals blow to dating-service spammer

August 3, 2005 Federal appeals court rejects argument that spammers have First Amendment right to flood public universities with spam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, university, spammer, First Amendment, spam, e-mail address, 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, U.S., order, e-mail

'Storm worm' exploits YouTube

October 10, 2007 Spammers may have changed tactics, targeting a familiar Web site rather than PCs for the purpose of spreading the trojan. TAGS: YouTube, Graham Cluley, spammer, spam filtering, bot, spam, trojan horse, Google Inc., function, security, e-mail, PC, video

Spim, splog on the rise

July 6, 2006 Spammers are increasingly targeting blogs, social-networking sites and IM programs, MessageLabs warns. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., spim, spammer, spam, IM, blog, e-mail

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, anti-spam, Virginia, spam, Time Warner Inc., e-mail

Alleged 'Seattle Spammer' arrested

May 31, 2007 After being indicted by a federal grand jury, Robert Alan Soloway pleads not guilty to 35 counts related to junk e-mail. TAGS: count, Seattle, jury, spammer, Judge, spam, attorney, U.S., 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., season, holiday, anti-spam, Turkey, expert, Yahoo! Inc., message, e-mail, PC

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, legislation, attorney general, legislator, law, state, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Washington, Internet Service Provider, advice, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, anti-spam, denial of service, spammer, spam, project, fight, security, server, e-mail

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, Quicken, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spamming, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, spam, service provider, e-mail server, complaint, damage, law, California, e-mail address
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