Tag: spam
1 in 10 Twitter accounts posting Spam, claims research
A mathematical model designed by GlobalData has estimated that around 10% of Twitter’s active accounts are posting spam content. The data and analytics company notes that this is double that […]
Twitter rolls out tool to filter abuse in direct messages
Twitter has launched a new filter tool which can hide spam and abusive messages that are sent to users via the platform’s direct messages feature. The tool adds a new […]
Twitter reduces daily follow limit to 400 to tackle spammers
Twitter has reduced the number of accounts people are allowed to follow daily in a fresh attempt to take on spam and bots across the social network. The site already […]
GDPR hasn’t reduced number of Spam emails, Nesta research suggests
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has not reduced the number of spam emails many people receive, new research claims. On the six month anniversary of […]
Brits are the world’s biggest targets for phishing scams
Are the British the most gullible people in the world? Probably not, but the scammers and spammers out there clearly think that they are. Security research company Proofpoint found that […]
Facebook responding to malicious attacks
Over the last few days thousands of people have been affected by the latest attack on Facebook by a group of hackers. Images containing scenes of violence and pornography have been posted as part of a spam attack on…
Spam Skype calls tricking users into virus downloads
An automated Skype call has been plaguing users of the video calling service over the last few days, encouraging them to download a dubious anti-virus program in order to protect themselves from non-existant threats. A computer-generated voice has been…
Facebook "King of Spam" facing lengthy jail time
Sanford Wallace, the self proclaimed "King of Spam" is facing as much as forty years worth of jail time following his continued Facebook and email phishing scams. Hitting over half a million Facebook users between 2008 and 2009, leading to…
Google+ spams its own users due to lack of disk space
Managed to bag yourself an early invitation to the new Google+ social network? Then yesterday you may have had to deal with a barrage of spam notification messages suggesting you'd bagged yourself a zillion new friends in a matter of…
Top 3 FREE computer security tips from Kaspersky Lab's Costin Raiu
This week sees London's Earls Court play host to the InfoSec computer and mobile security conference, where all the major players from the anti-virus and back-up software developing fields come together to tout their wares. We caught up yesterday with…
