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 February 25, 2010Rustock rages on
 
The Rustock botnet's spam output has surged to more than half of overall spam volume.
 February 24, 2010Twitter "Phish and Spam" Campaign
 
Over the weekend, we observed a new phishing and subsequent spam campaign being conducted via compromised Twitter accounts.
 February 22, 2010SpamIt.com leaves its footprints
 
Spam messages from Xarvester leave an interesting Spamit.com footprint in the html.
 February 16, 2010Lethic is Back in the Game
 
Lethic returns after a month long shutdown.
 February 14, 2010Mega-D still spamming
 
Despite being hampered a few months ago, the Mega-D botnet has risen again and continues to spam strongly.
 February 12, 2010The Bad Guys Hate Security Folks
 
Some latest bot malware relays hate messages against security folks.
 February 7, 2010Inside a Pushdo/Zeus Campaign
 
We take a look behind the scenes of the latest Pushdo/Zeus malware campaign.
 February 2, 2010Spam Using Social Networking Sites
 
Social networking sites are increasingly abused by spammers - aims to bypass spam filters and trick users.
 January 26, 2010Malicious Fake ABA Websites
 
The American Bankers Association is the latest organization to be used to trick users into installing the Zeus Trojan horse.
 January 13, 2010Possible Earthquake in Haiti Scams
 
The recent news story surrounding the Earthquake in Haiti is a ripe target for scams by cybercriminals.
 January 10, 2010Lethic botnet - The Takedown
 
A major spamming botnet, Lethic,  was disrupted over the weekend.
 January 10, 2010Don't Update Your Email Settings
 
The latest email campaign from Pushdo asks users to update their email settings, by installing a Trojan horse.
 January 7, 2010Lethic spambot
 
Another spambot responsible for almost 10% of spam is uncovered.
 December 16, 2009MP3 Spam Returns
 
An MP3 spam campaign resurfaces after two years that promotes a Canadian pharmacy website.
 December 14, 2009Pushdo Distrubuting Malicious VISA Statements
 
Pushdo is spamming links to a malicious fake VISA website to distribute the Zeus Trojan horse.
 December 1, 2009Pushdo Now Delivering Flu Vaccinations
 
Pushdo is using Swine flu fears to spread malware.
 November 30, 2009$15 million fine for spammer
 
The ringleader of the Genbucks gang is fined $15 million by a US judge for spamming misleading pharmaceutical emails
 November 25, 2009IRS Scam Now Uses Drive-by Exploit
 
The familiar Tax Refund spam campaign is now using a drive-by exploit to distribute malware.
 November 23, 2009Zbot Targets Social Security Online Users
 
Another spam campaign that aims to distribute the Zbot Trojan targets Social Security Online users.
 November 19, 2009Twitter, Facebook and Bebo used in spam campaign
 
Spammers are using tweets to direct users to websites, while Facebook, Flickr and Bebo are being utilized to host spam images.

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