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Showing 1-15 of 15 results foundReport: 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.'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.U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers
December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say.Porn gets spammers past Hotmail, Yahoo barriers
May 6, 2004 Junk e-mailers set up porn sites and use visitors to bypass defenses used by Hotmail and Yahoo to stop bot software from automatically opening e-mail accounts.China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says
April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research.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.Report: A third of spam spread by RAT-infested PCs
December 3, 2003 About 30 percent of spam on the Web is relayed through PCs hit by malicious programs known as Remote Access Trojans, an antivirus company says.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.Microsoft awarded $4 million in spam suit
July 16, 2004 A California man who allegedly sent phony "Windows security warnings" will have to pay up, judge rules.Web addresses get nip and tuck--and spam
December 23, 2003 A gaggle of Web sites have set upon the idea of shortening cumbersome URLs. But the free service also includes spam.This week in security
August 12, 2005 Microsoft and AOL announce plans for money they've culled from spammers, even as phishers came up with a new e-mail-based scam.Customers squeezed, as ISPs close in on viruses
March 17, 2004 Broadband providers turn up the heat on customers, as the spread of spam viruses such as Bagel reignites the debate over just who should be in charge of Internet security.Symantec wins $3 million in counterfeit-ware suit
December 23, 2003 The security software maker wins a judgment against one of America's more famous spammers, after a court rules that Maryland Internet Marketing was selling counterfeit Symantec applications.Gates issues 'progress report' on spam
June 29, 2004 In an "executive e-mail," the Microsoft founder outlines strategies and argues against an e-mail "postal rate."Year in review: Spam can't be canned
January 2, 2004 Unwanted e-mail filled in-boxes by the billions in 2003, as legal and technical efforts to stop the scourge were ineffective.
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