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Archive for the 'Spam' Category

Court orders spammer to pay $711 million to Facebook

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Court orders spammer to pay $711 million to Facebook One of the most annoying things about Facebook is the amount of spammers attacking the social media site. As popularity in social communities rise, spammers have started to target these sites aggressively. One online marketer recently got slammed with a hefty suit awarding Facebook $711 million in damages.

YouTube serving up 1 billion videos daily, but how many are spam?

Friday, October 9th, 2009

YouTube serving up 1 billion videos daily, but how many are spam?While YouTube is enjoying the success of averaging 1 billion videos viewed per day, spammers appear set to start invading the service in earnest.

Viagra spam still raking in cash from gullible people

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Viagra spam still raking in cash from gullible peopleThere was I thinking that the problem of spam had been pretty much solved due to spam filters and Web users applying a little more common sense these days than they used to. But no, it seems that people are still receiving tons of spam each year, and some of those people are even responding to the unsolicited email. Many are buying Viagra. And making things hard for themselves.

Spam email fools millions of American Internet users

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Spam email fools millions of American Internet usersSpam email has been with us for over 30 years now, having celebrated its birthday in May 2008. With that in mind, surely it’s been with us long enough that no one is now fooled into responding to the offers of mail order brides or penis enlargement solutions. Apparently not.

Hackers use Michael Jackson to leverage virus and spam attack

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Hackers use Michael Jackson to leverage virus and spam attackPrior to the official announcement that Michael Jackson was dead, there was a flurry of rumors going across the Web causing much confusion. Many sites were reporting that Michael Jackson was in a state of deep coma while others were reporting of his passing. It has been found that devious hackers have taken advantage of this confusion by leveraging virus and spam attacks disguised as Michael Jackson information.

Stock spam scammer faces slammer

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Stock spam scammer faces slammerA man who used spam to manipulate stock prices may spend more than seven years behind bars. Alan M. Ralsky is one of five men to plead guilty to a rare combination of spam and wire fraud charges.

FTC shuts down worst ISP in the U.S.

Friday, June 5th, 2009

FTC shuts down child porn ISPThe Federal Trade Commission has closed down an Internet service provider described today as “nefarious” and the “worst ISP in [the] U.S.” And that’s some of the nicer things people have said.

90 percent of all emails today are spam

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

90 percent of emails are spam Last September’s demise of long suspected malware host Intercage may have decreased spam by 8 percent in one month, but spammers are finding new tricks to keep up their trade. In fact, a recent report shows that nine out of every ten emails are spam.

College students receive 10 years for $4 million email scheme

Monday, May 4th, 2009

College students receive 10 years for $4 million email schemeSeveral college students were indicted this past week, charged with fraud and email spamming. The email spamming scheme crippled the networks of colleges and universities all in an attempt to sell products to fellow students.  The method in which the spamming was done has come under fire.

Spam wastes enough energy to circle the globe

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

spam Recent findings on the total cost of spam email converts these costs to environmental impacts. The amount of spam email sent on the Internet wastes enough energy to drive around the world not once, but 1.6 million times in one year.

Spammers drooling over MySpace email release

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Spammers drooling over MySpace email release MySpace is preparing to release a full-fledged webmail product to its 125 million user community in the coming months. While most of those users are inactive or indifferent, MySpace email could be the perfect spammer’s paradise.

Commercial spamming comes to Twitter with TweetTornado

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Twitter continues to grow in both users and notoriety. But that means one thing: an increased chance of the site being targeted by spammers and the like. TweetTornado is there to fill that gap in the market.

Gmail testing multiple inboxes tool

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Gmail testing multiple inboxes tool Google has begun live testing of a feature displaying multiple inboxes. Whilst a little fiddly, it should make organizing e-mails considerably simpler.

TECH.BLORGE updates: Super Bowl porn, snow, spam and marching bands

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

TECH.BLORGE updates: Super Bowl porn, snow, spam and marching bands Here are a few updates on some stories we’ve recently featured on our TECH channel:

Twithority, twinfluence: influence is about more than follower count

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

The recent rash of metric based applications that use follower count to determine “influence” are pushing the social media landscape in a wholly unwelcome direction. Do we really want to continue down this path and create a problem of Nigerian Spam Mail proportions as the atmosphere becomes more rife with get-rich-quick schemes and smarmy snake oil salesmen? I hope not, since the trust factor of social media has always been its biggest asset.

‘Closed’ spam network proves indestructible

Friday, November 28th, 2008

'Closed' spam network proves indestructible Just two weeks after a rogue hosting firm’s closure slashed spam levels by 70 percent, unsolicited e-mails are back on the rise. The world’s biggest spam network appears to have risen from the dead and laughed in the faces of feeble humans attempting to prevent its return.

Facebook wins hypothetical $873 million from spammer

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Facebook wins hypothetical $873 million from spammer A Montreal resident has been fined $873 million by a San Jose court for sending spams through a popular social networking site. But Adam Guerbuez is probably going to feel more pain from the other element of his court punishment: a lifetime ban from Facebook.

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