TECH.BLORGE.com » Spam http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 McAfee protection backfires spectacularly http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2012/01/19/mcafee-protection-backfires-spectacularly/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2012/01/19/mcafee-protection-backfires-spectacularly/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:50:02 +0000 John Lister http://tech.blorge.com/?p=41988 McAfee protection backfires spectacularlyMcAfee’s security software is intended to prevent your computer from unauthorized use by rogue parties. Unfortunately a software bug means that in some cases its doing the exact opposite.

The problem is occurring in a product know as SaaS Total Protection, the abbreviation in this case [...] Related posts:

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The scam [...] Related posts:

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The password change is the first time the company has [...] Related posts:

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Yep, in an incident that proves that sometimes it’s the simplest things that trip you up, Google has admitted it mistakenly unleashed a torrent [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/07/11/google-fills-up-then-spews-out-spam/feed/ 2 Washington Jobless to spend more time tweaking spam filters http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/07/08/washington-jobless-to-spend-more-time-tweaking-spam-filters/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/07/08/washington-jobless-to-spend-more-time-tweaking-spam-filters/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:07:47 +0000 John Lister http://tech.blorge.com/?p=38696 Washington Jobless to spend more time tweaking spam filtersThe Washington Post has revealed that around 1.3 million users of its jobseeker site have had their e-mail addresses exposed to hackers. The newspaper said no more sensitive details were lost.

According to the newspaper, two attacks took place on [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/07/08/washington-jobless-to-spend-more-time-tweaking-spam-filters/feed/ 4 Spam King Robert Soloway leaves prison http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/03/03/spam-king-robert-soloway-leaves-prison/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/03/03/spam-king-robert-soloway-leaves-prison/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:47:48 +0000 Dave Parrack http://tech.blorge.com/?p=36363 The Spam King is free. But will Robert Soloway return to the business which made him a fortune?

Robert Soloway, dubbed the Spam King by federal prosecutors, has been released from jail after serving three years, eight months, and 27 [...] Related posts:

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As we noted last week, the number of unsolicited messages sent daily fell from 200 billion in August to [...] Related posts:

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I don’t know about you but I rarely notice spam emails any [...] Related posts:

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