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Hot and bothered over spam

November 15, 2004 Net heavyweights look to the government to help combat junk e-mail. Also: Yahoo attaches antispam to outbound messages. TAGS: spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, phishing, Yahoo! Inc., U.S., e-mail

Spam maker sees trademark bid canned

October 5, 2006 Worried about confusion with its spicy ham, Hormel attempts to register "spam" as trademark for junk e-mail. TAGS: junk e-mail, spam, food, e-mail

China plans spam crackdown

February 22, 2006 World's second-worst offender as source of spam will introduce measures to curb the problem--but critics say they don't go far enough. TAGS: China, spam, junk e-mail, Sophos Plc., anti-spam, London, Internet Service Provider

FTC says federal spam law has worked

December 20, 2005 Security firms report spam increase--but the FTC says 2003 law regulating junk e-mail is effective. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, junk e-mail, spam, law, agency, message, e-mail

Fighting spam and cyberscams

May 27, 2005 As junk e-mail and phishing schemes evolve, so too must their targets--and that means mounting stronger and better defenses. TAGS: cyberscam, phishing, junk e-mail, spam

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

Exterminating the nuisance of spam

November 15, 2006 Suresh Ramasubramanian oversees the development of junk e-mail countermeasures for tens of millions of Internet users. TAGS: developing country, videocast, spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, U.N., mailing list, training, Adobe PDF, effect, Internet Service Provider

McAfee: Watch out for 'island-hopping' spam

November 1, 2006 Small, tropical islands are becoming a favored home for junk e-mailers, the security company's researchers have found. TAGS: junk e-mail, McAfee Inc., domain, spammer, trend, researcher, security company, spam, security

One man's spam is another's art

July 26, 2006 Artist uses computational modeling and information visualization to invent new forms of expression. Images: Spam art TAGS: junk e-mail, plant, art, Viagra, spam, modeling, form, agent, scientist, blog, e-mail

Microsoft takes on spam zombies

October 27, 2005 Campaign against junk e-mail is expanded to target criminals who hijack PCs to send spam messages. TAGS: zombie, spamming, junk e-mail, spam, Microsoft Corp., service provider, Internet Service Provider, PC

Police blotter: Antispam activist fights lawsuit

January 19, 2007 In this week's installment, the Osirusoft list defends suit brought by a firm claiming it was erroneously included. TAGS: Police Blotter, junk e-mail, anti-spam, activist, content provider, provider, filter, spam, section, server, e-mail
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