CIO.com - Antispam

Hackers Ask 'Will You Be My Valentine?'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

There are only five days to Valentine's Day. Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine's Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance.

When 'Viagra' Comments on Your Blog, and Other Spam Red Flags

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Here's how to recognize a comment on your blog or website as spam, and how to stem the flow.

New Digital Spam: How Bad Guys Try to Trick You; How to Avoid the Traps

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Like Whack-a-Mole, new forms of digital spam pop up faster than security software can knock them down--and the problem is just getting worse. In fact, according to search engine newcomer Blekko, 1 million new spam pages are created every hour.

2012 Outlook: the End of Everything?

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Welcome to 2012, the year the world ends. Yes, in case you haven't been following the eschatologists out there (and most of them are definitely "out there"), 2012 will be "it" for humanity. The "last hurrah". Fini. Au revoir.

IBM Predicts the Next Five Years in Tech

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

IBM's annual predictions on how our lives will be changed by five technologies in the next five years.

SMS Fraud is Not Unique to Android

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Google is pulling a number of fraudulent apps that dupe users out of money.

UK Cracks Down on Claims Industry SMS Spam

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Information Commissioner's Office has conducted one raid so far in connection with unsolicited messages

Yahoo Awarded $610 Million in Spam Case

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The spam campaign promised people prizes from a non-existent Yahoo lottery in an effort to steal their information

Water Utility Hacked: Are our SCADA Systems At Risk?

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A cyber attack against an Illinois water utility illustrates the weaknesses in our SCADA networks

Facebook Porn Storm Used Same Tactics As May's Bin Laden Spam

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

IE8, IE9, Opera and Safari vulnerable to 'self-XSS' attacks that dupe users into pasting rogue JavaScript into browser address bar

Facebook Porn Spam Attack: How to Protect Yourself

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

There are three simple steps to attempt to make your account secure again if you were a victim of the malware attack.

Has the Spam Problem Been Solved?

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Don't look now, but spam and telemarketing calls have been reduced to the point of irrelevance. What happened?

Spam Researchers Help Bust Global Cybercrime Ring

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Analysis of hundreds of millions of junk e-mail messages identifies related scams and pinpoints likely sources of phishing and fraud.

Facebook Easily Infiltrated By Data-Harvesting Bots, Researchers Find

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers build network of social bots to test how many Facebook users befriend them

Researchers Defeat CAPTCHA on Popular Websites

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

New tool is capable of solving CAPTCHA tests on Wikipedia, eBay, CNN and others