News tagged with spam
A 'reunion' that left her embarrassed
Feb 04, 2009 |
2 / 5 (5) |
0
Q. In December, I was contacted by 16 former colleagues and friends who had received "invitations" from me through Reunion.com, a Web site I had never visited. It was quite embarrassing, because the colleagues were at a ...
'Rich interaction' may make computers a partner, not a product
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
In the movie "2010," while trying to salvage the mission to Jupiter, the Hal 9000 computer noted, "I enjoy working with human beings, and have stimulating relationships with them."
Web marketer ordered to pay Facebook $711M damages
Oct 30, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(AP) -- Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.
End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it
Nov 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking ...
Officials warned about fake DHS intel e-mails
Aug 24, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(AP) -- Some e-mails purporting to be from the Homeland Security Department's intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software.
Cyber crime lords using big business tactics: Cisco
Jul 14, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Cyber criminals are aping executives when it comes to sales, marketing and risk management in the world of online treachery, according to a report released by networking giant Cisco.
Court won't revive Va. anti-spam law
Mar 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating Virginia's anti-spam law, among the nation's toughest in banning unsolicited e-mails.
US senators seek to squash spam
Apr 03, 2009 |
not rated yet |
3
Two US senators declared war on spam on Thursday. Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine, and Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida, introduced legislation aimed at curbing unsolicited text ...
Researchers enhance spam call filtering
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 03, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers in Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT are developing a new system for filtering spam calls in a flexible way. Spam calls (junk calls or Spam for Internet Telephony, SPIT) are unwanted calls often ...
Study: Spammers scourge to inbox and environment
Apr 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- There are plenty of reasons to hate spammers. Add this to the list: They're environmentally unfriendly.
TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval
Sep 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while ...
Bogus e-mails from FDIC link computer users to viruses, says computer forensics expert
Oct 27, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Cyber criminals are using fake messages claiming to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deliver a virus capable of stealing unsuspecting victims' bank passwords and other sensitive ...
