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NEWS: Spam on the increase

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:37:35 +0000

After a brief reprieve

A couple of weeks ago, an American ISP called McColo was shut down after accusations that it was helping spammers send out junk mail including online fraud and child pornography. ...

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NEWS: Facebook wins $870 million from spammer

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:59:33 +0000

Not planning to distribute it among those who were spammed

A spammer has been ordered to pay social networking site Facebook, over $870 million in damages for bombarding the site's members with millions of emails about sex products and drugs. ...

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NEWS: Spam down by 75% as rogue server crashes

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:34:00 +0000

McColo knocked offline with immediate effects

An American ISP was knocked offline earlier this week after several internet security companies alleged that it was helping spammers send out junk mail including online fraud and child pornography. ...

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NEWS: FBI says phishing on the up

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:52 +0000

Costing the nation tens of millions of dollars

It's happening on both sides of the Atlantic. ...

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NEWS: Virgin Media email under siege

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:33:53 +0000

Tens of thousands cut off due to spam attack

Virgin Media customers were cut off for 4 days with little or no access to their email as the company came under attack by spammers. ...

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