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Spam Campaign Exploits Router Security Flaws, Proofpoint Warns

Cybercriminals using phishing techniques to exploit router vulnerabilities, including weak passwords

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Revealed – The Spammiest Nations On Earth

Sophos report reveals US still leads the way in terms of spam volume worldwide

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15,000 Spam Emails Hit Android Devices With FBI Porn Warning

Ukranian ransomware demands up to $1,500 to unlock victims' devices

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Ransomware, Phishing And Spam Attacks Hit New Highs In Q1 2015

Six trillion spam messages sent worldwide in the first three months of 2015, McAfee Labs report finds

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Email Spam Levels Fall To 12-Year Low

For the first time since September 2003, less than half of all emails sent are spam, Symantec report reveals

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Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines

Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise

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Facebook ‘Spam King’ Wallace Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges

Wallace's junk marketing career predates the Internet, but he has never been convicted of criminal charges until now

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Scammers Quick To React To Ashley Madison Hack

Ashley Madison data breach triggers upsurge in spam email, as victims become scammers target

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Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky

Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky

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More Than Half Of World’s Emails Are Spam And Malware

Mobile devices are now a particular focus for criminals' spam and malware attacks

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Mumblehard Linux Spamming Botnet Finally Taken Offline

Thousands of servers running Linux and BSD had been affected by one of world's most damaging botnets

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Almost All Apps Have Flaws, Trustwave Study Finds

2016 Trustwave Global Security Report reveals shocking cybercrime trends

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Brexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum Texts

Campaign group that backs European exit fined for spam messages, but it tells TechweekEurope ICO has got it wrong

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Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised

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Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams

Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true

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Ofcom Wants To Block Nuisance Mobile Calls With A Text

New registration service will look to protect customers from being bombarded with pesky voice calls

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Apple iPhones Hit With Calendar Spam Touting Cheap Designer Goods

Unwanted event invitations continue to appear in iPhones calendars, but Apple remains silent on the matter

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Apple Tackles iCloud Calendar Spam With Report Button

The button will alert Apple to spam trying to sneak passed its email filters via the calendar service

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1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents

Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day

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Necurs Botnet Targets Users With Old-School Stock Scam

Getting emails about a once-in-a-lifetime stock opportunity? It's probably too good to be true

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