MessageLabs Intelligence Report: Increased Number of Spam Spikes and New Image Spam Techniques Cause Trouble for Businesses
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MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security  services to businesses worldwide, today announced the findings of its  MessageLabs Intelligence Report for May 2007. In this report, the data  shows an increase in sudden spam surges, or 'spam  spikes'.
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Another day, another filter-evading tactic from the spammer. This time, they're pitching their woo in the form of e-mail stationery "backgrounds," which aren't generally scanned by filtering tools. Experts say the trend is rising.
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Today&#39;s new word, for all you dictionary freaks, is &quot;spim&quot;. Spam + IM (Instant Messaging) = Spim. IM Spam. And for many IM companies it is the bane of their existence requiring increasingly aggressive filtering and block list capabilities.
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Whatever happened to mass-mailing viruses? The lazy, hazy days of summer witnessed a continuation of the ongoing shift from large-scale virus outbreaks toward phishing and more targeted attacks, according to a study by net security firm MessageLabs.â¦
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Aggressive spam blasts against specific domains disrupt small and midsize businesses.
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For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S.
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New service offers spam, virus filtering for small and mid-sized businesses.
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Lycos has apparently been the target of spam attacks following the release of their anti-spam deny of service campaign. The BlogBloke reports on this new happening in the anti-spam wars âItâs payback time!
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(Source: MessageLabs) It is possible to stop almost every unsolicited email from reaching your network. Outsourcing to a managed anti-spam service, such as MessageLabs, can provide the most cost-effective way of protecting your business against all spam threats.
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After years of being deluged with ever-increasing loads of spam, Internet users are starting to turn to instant-messaging applications instead of e-mail.
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It&#39;s an ill wind, as they say. If you believe the word on the anti-spam lists, Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have all disrupted one of Florida&#39;s major internet businesses: spamming.
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Much of the trouble centered on phishing, a type of attack where fake Web pages are constructed to harvest log-in details, credit card numbers or other personal information. And, oh yes, spam is back.
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Plus: Most email over holidays will be spam. [News.com Extra]
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A screensaver targeting spam-related websites could help drive spammers out of business.
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New study finds spammers now focus on health-related products and general product pitches.
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A technological weapon against unwanted ''spam&quot; e-mails that has been embraced by leading Internet companies doesn't work as well as its developers had hoped, according to a new study.