News tagged with spam
Facebook, Washington state target online spam
Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Nigerians held in India over 'phishing' scam: police
Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested in the Indian city of Mumbai on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of people through text message and spam email scams, police said.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot
India has emerged as the world's top source of junk mail as spammers make use of lax laws and absent enforcement to turn the country into a centre of unsolicited email.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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NYTimes floods inboxes with subscription email
The New York Times accidentally flooded email inboxes on Wednesday when a message destined for a few readers who had canceled their subscriptions ended up going out to millions.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Microsoft busts spam network
Microsoft on Tuesday said it struck another blow in its battle against cyber crooks by busting a spam-sending network of virus-infected computers.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Las Vegas man accused of mass spamming on Facebook
(AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas man on charges he sent more than 27 million spam messages to Facebook users.
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Computers learn to spot 'opinion spam' in online reviews
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you read online reviews before purchasing a product or service, you may not always be reading the truth. Review sites are becoming targets for "opinion spam" -- phony positive reviews created by sellers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Ranking seeks to protect internet users from data theft by exposing flagrant spam havens
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Center for Research in Economic Commerce (CREC) at The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled an initiative called SpamRankings.net, designed to protect Internet users by identifying major havens ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Scientist develops new and free way to send large files around the Web
A new way to send large files around the Web completely free of charge has been launched by the University of Southampton.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 18, 2011 |
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Expert gives tips on safeguarding against data theft
Nick Feamster, assistant professor at Georgia Tech's College of Computing and researcher at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center offers his expertise on the Epsilon data breach and what users and custodians can do ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Spammers target Facebook
Interested in a free iPad like the one your Facebook friend got by filling out a survey?
Apr 04, 2011 |
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TripAdvisor email list hacked, passwords secure
TripAdvisor said Thursday that hackers had stolen a portion of the online travel site's email list and warned members of the possibility of receiving junk mail messages.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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US man arrested in hacker stock fraud scheme
US authorities Monday arrested and charged a Texas man accused of masterminding a scheme using a Russian hacker and an email spam campaign to pump up the value of fledgling companies, the Justice Department ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Kama Sutra virus dupes with sexy promise
Sophos computer security firm on Friday warned that hackers are spreading a nasty computer virus with a file promising a PowerPoint presentation of sexual positions from the Kama Sutra.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Security companies on alert as scam e-mails plunge
E-mail spam has plunged by more than half since Christmas Day when the world's largest criminal spamming operation inexplicably shut down.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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