Spam stories - Page 3

Scammers abused an online email marketing company to send spam that appear to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.

Overstepping boundaries, some businesses fail to comply with New Zealand's anti-spam laws, risking hefty fines and damaged consumer trust.

Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

Aggressive new Locky ransomware variant traced to Vietnam, with over 27 million attacks observed in a single day by Barracuda researchers.

Kāpiti Coast Council's email blunder floods hundreds with spam, as Mayor Gurunathan urges vigilance amidst phishing surge.

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.

Australians warned of a widespread fake blackmail scam threatening to release their personal data unless a ransom is paid.

There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.

The Cisco Midyear Cybersecurity Report warns of rapidly evolving threats and potential 'destruction of service' (DeOS) attacks.

20% of risky emails bypass security systems, according to Mimecast. Attacks like impersonation grew by 400% QoQ.

It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia.

Sophisticated spam blitz threatens markets as Retarus flags a botnet's discreet bid to skew a Latvian stock's value.

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.

‘Polymorphism’ was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.

Spam levels, including fake news about Donald Trump, accounted for over half of all email traffic in Q2 2016, according to Kaspersky Labs.

Symantec warns of non-existent video of Hillary Clinton exchanging money with ISIS used as bait in spam emails.

Twitter is handing control back to its users with new two features that will screen out unwanted content - and unwanted users.

In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.

Enforcement agencies from around the world including New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight against spam.