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Spammers exploit hosted services

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 30, 2008 7:10AM PDT

New MessageLabs figures show big spike in email-borne malware threats

Written by Phil Muncaster

vnunet.com, 30 Oct 2008

The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from security firm MessageLabs released today.

The firm's latest monthly Intelligence Report also found that the number of phishing emails grew from 14 per cent to 59 per cent of all email-borne malware threats intercepted in October.

More: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2229473/spammers-expolit-hosted

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