Archive for March 2024
31
Twitter Faces Latest Spam Challenge
No comments · Posted by Tom Murray in News, Scams & Fraud
The micro-blogging platform was retweeting spam messages from sexually explicit sites.
F-Secure · malware · spam · spammers · Twitter spam
28
Rustock May Have Been Controlled by Just 2 People
1 Comment · Posted by Warren McGraw in Latest News, News
Investigators believe the botnet’s command and control system was highly centralised.
botnet · malware · rustock · rustock botnet · spam · spammers
17
Mysterious Demise of Rustock Baffles Spam Experts
No comments · Posted by Mitsuko Funaki in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud
The huge and prolific botnet ground to a halt yesterday afternoon.
anti-spam · botnet · rustock · rustock botnet · spam · spammers
11
German and Welsh 419 Spam Snatched by Symantec
No comments · Posted by Suzy Broadbent in News, Scams & Fraud
Spammers have been trying to lure speakers of other languages into their financial spam scams.
419 spam · advanced fee scam · advanced fee scams · spam · spam email · spam emails · spammers
11
Hackers Subvert Facebook JavaScript for Spam
No comments · Posted by Tammy Parker in News, Software
The social network is battling a new wave of internally generated spam messages.
facebook · Franebook · JavaScript · spam
11
Spam Activities Turn to Social Networks
No comments · Posted by Tom Murray in Latest News, News