TAG: Spammers

Facebook Fails to Stop Spammers... Again

17 May, 2011, 9:36 am IST Aaron Almeida Social Networking 2 Comments

Days after Facebook launched new security features; spammers bypass it. More

MS Researchers Unravel Fake Webpage Scam

26 Mar, 2007, 4:47 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Microsoft researchers unravel the spammer nexus in the fake web page scam online. More

Spammers Island-Hop to Bypass Filters

02 Nov, 2006, 6:27 pm IST Sharon Khare Windows

Island-hopping spammers use the domain names of small islands as Web site links in spam campaigns to disguise themselves from spam filters. More

Anti-Spam Tool Ceases As Spammers Evolve

28 Dec, 2006, 3:15 pm IST AP Windows

The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable to its own success. More

Young Tourist Trojan Doing the Rounds

31 Aug, 2006, 3:20 pm IST Sharon Khare

Experts at SophosLabs have warned that hackers are stealing the tricks used by image spammers to infect computer users with malicious code. More

That Google+ Invite May Be Spam: Sophos

05 Jul, 2011, 10:25 am IST Rossi Fernandes

Facebook might have its fair share of spam but newly launched Google+, the social networking service is not being spared. More

Hotmail Gets an Update with ‘My Friend’s Been Hacked!’

18 Jul, 2011, 9:31 am IST Aaron Almeida Web services

In the past few months, the spate of hackings has increased to immeasurable amounts from big name corporations to not so big websites. More