Tag: spam
George W Bush parody spam email is one welcome piece of spam mail
Does George W Bush know how to turn on a computer, let alone write a spam email? I think not. Nonetheless, this parody spam email is a hilarious take on the Nigerian spam mail every and their pet golden retriever receives every day, regardless of how many freakin’ spam filters you’ve set up on your email account…
Spammers crack open 'captcha' codes, report suggests
A report from security firm BitDefender suggests that spammers may have found a way to automatically break through certain types of graphical “captcha” code.
“Captchas” are used in an attempt to restrict certain online registrations and other interactions to real human beings, rather than automated robots. They’re a fairly controversial method that are supposed to reduce the amount of spam circulating the web, but are difficult or impossible for some humans to read, as well as adding another level of complexity to simple processes.
Robert Alan Soloway: A top 10 spammer arrested
Federal authorities in the US have reported that one of the world's "top 10" email spammers has been arrested. Robert Alan Soloway has been accused of using a network of "zombie" PCs to send out millions of spam email on bhealf of his Internet marketing company, containing details of other companies and individuals duped into taking up his services.
"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 31-May-07: Tiscali, Firefox, Wi-Fi, iTunes
– Tiscali has admitted it will take at least 10 days to restore their customers’ email addresses to full functionality, after being blacklisted as spam by various ISPs. At least we’ve got Big Brother now to distract us…
– Web browser junkies will be jonesing for the fifth alpha release of Firefox 3 from Mozilla set for release tomorrow, sadly syringes aren’t included.
– Apparently Londoners aren’t interested in free internet and the plethora of potential Bittorrents possible, as only 6,000 people have registered to use the free City of London…
T-Mobile's Wing takes off, and PS3 firmware upgrade allows HD gaming: the best stories from Shiny Media
T-Mobile have revealed the Wing smartphone, which will feature Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6. How will it measure up against the iPhone? [iPhonic]
UK drops out of 'dirty dozen' spam list
Back in July last year, the UK was in 10th place on the spam "dirty dozen" list of countries with the worst record on sourcing and distributing spam email. For the first quarter of 2007, it dropped to 13th place…
Online news site uses humans to find the good local stories
People reading news online may have a greater attention span, but that's not helped if the site's they're using are plagued with spam and junk stories. One online news aggregator, Topix, already has special software to help filter out spam…
UK under siege by spam
Experts from two computer security firms, Barracuda and Postini, have warned that the increasing volume and sophistication of spam is putting the Internet and its users under a state of siege. They suggest that as many as 9 out of…
Image email spam arrives in its billions
Statistics from the IronPort Threat Operation Centre show that the volume of email spam continues to soar, with the greatest threat coming from image-based spam. Unless you have an incredibly watertight email address, or on-the-ball ISP or mail software, you're…
Friday Top 10: spam recipes we learnt from Gmail
You've probably noticed the Google ads that sit on the page when you're using Gmail. It's one of the ways Google makes money out of your free email service. But have you noticed they also appear at the top of…
