Romania, Panama cutting back on spam
Romania and Panama, two of the world's notable sources of spam, now have fewer computers producing it, according to security vendor Cloudmark.
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Cloudmark partners with Optus to protect customers
Security software vendor Cloudmark has announced that it has been selected by Optus to stop email and SMS spam from reaching subscribers.
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500 websites at hosting companies are compromised each day: report
Cyber-criminals are compromising websites at hosting companies at an ever furious rate in order to exploit them to host dangerous content and send spam via compromised accounts, according to messaging security firm Cloudmark in its threat report today.
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Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds
The volume of mobile spam messages touting free gift cards sharply fell after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints in early March against eight companies, according to antispam vendor Cloudmark.
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Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.
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Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam
As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.