U.S., China Serving Up More Spam (PC Magazine)
July 24, 2006PC Magazine - The United States may be slipping in the battle against spam e-mail, while spam production is increasing in Southeast Asia, according to a report from anti-virus vendor Sophos.
Wasted Spam Bits and the Lazy/Stupid Factor (PC Magazine)
July 24, 2006PC Magazine - Opinion: Spammers can't be bothered to write proper software or clean up their lists, and the Internet is thus filled with phantom bits that can do nothing but clog the wires.
Picture this: A sneakier kind of spam (USATODAY.com)
July 24, 2006USATODAY.com - A new strain of spam popping up in e-mail boxes is confounding consumers and corporate security officials. The spam contains images spouting everything from stock scams to Viagra, and its volume has more than doubled since April, according to analysis by anti-spam vendor IronPort Systems. Image-based spam accounts for 21% of all spam, compared with just 1% in late 2005, IronPort says.