Email viruses creep up as spam falls in April
Malicious emails took the lead from spam as the biggest cyber threat in Australia during April as targeted attacks continued to rise.
Malicious emails took the lead from spam as the biggest cyber threat in Australia during April as targeted attacks continued to rise.
Notorious spam botnet Rustock has gone quiet and security analysts aren't sure why.
Following the dip in January by the removal of some botnet providers, spam is on the rise again in Australia, according to security experts.
Spammers are people too...apparently. They have families and want to take a vacation to spend quality time with them over the traditional holiday break just like everyone else. Or, at least that is the way that it appears if you follow the trends in spam traffic.
After a holiday hiatus, spammers have returned to ply their trade boosting bogus products, security researchers said today.