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Europe still top source of spam

February 6, 2008 For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. TAGS: spam, spammer, Symantec Corp., Europe, broadband, malware, U.S.

'Adult' spam hits all-time low

March 7, 2007 "Offensive" or "inappropriate" spam has been steadily declining, and in February only constituted 3 percent of junk mail, Symantec says. TAGS: Symantec Corp., spam, e-mail

Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

October 26, 2007 U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm. TAGS: spammer, spam, South Korea, Sophos Plc., U.S., monitoring, security

Adobe: No threat from PDF spam

August 16, 2007 No hard evidence that PDF spam exposes users to security risks, claims the company, which nonetheless recommends user caution. TAGS: spam, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., security risk, digital signature, security, e-mail

Feds call for global spam fight

April 21, 2006 U.S. Federal Trade Commission joins foreign partners in a call for more cross-border action against spammers. TAGS: spam, agency

Trend Micro fights spam based on reputation

July 19, 2005 New services block junk messages using a list of IP addresses that are known to be sending spam or should not be sending e-mail at all. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., spam, IP address, anti-spam, IP, e-mail

Spam: 'It's a meat,' Hormel insists

November 2, 2004 Canned ham or junk e-mail? Ad campaign could reclaim the word "spam" for meat product. TAGS: spam, U.K., e-mail

Spam's 'dirty dozen' exposed

March 1, 2004 The United States, Canada, China, South Korea and the Netherlands are the top five birthplaces of spam worldwide, according to a new analysis. TAGS: spam, Sophos Plc., South Korea, Netherlands, Graham Cluley, Canada, junk e-mail, China, analysis, U.S.

Study: We're getting used to the taste of spam

April 11, 2005 The Pew Internet and American Life Project turns up some surprising data about people's attitudes toward junk e-mail. TAGS: spam, Internet user, least, study, e-mail

U.S. cooks up most spam

August 25, 2004 Study shows majority of junk mail sent around the globe originates from United States, despite new laws meant to curb it. TAGS: spam, Sophos Plc., CAN-SPAM Act, Graham Cluley, globe, South Korea, law, U.S., China, e-mail, security

FTC serves up fully baked spam recipe

December 17, 2004 Agency issues final rules as to what constitutes commercial bulk e-mail, or spam, which is subject to restrictions under Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, regulation, spam, rule, agency, e-mail

Replacing SMTP is not the spam solution

August 6, 2003 We hear frequent calls for replacing the Internet's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), but why is this needed? Think of the spam issue as you would cockroach infestation. TAGS: spam, mechanism, technique, e-mail

Study: Five countries send 99 percent of spam

June 30, 2004 A half-yearly analysis shows the United States is the source of more than half of all spam. TAGS: Commtouch, spam, CAN-SPAM Act, anti-spam, China, U.S., analysis, e-mail

Study: People more canny at coping with spam

October 13, 2003 Online marketer DoubleClick says more and more e-mail users are devising their own methods to rid their mailboxes of spam--namely, deleting it without first reading it. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., spam, study, e-mail, retailer
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