SPAM-NEWS
McColo and the Difficulty of Fighting Spam (IT Management)
20 Nov 2008 at 3:00pmIt may be a truism that ?little things mean a lot,? but in the world of spam, flipping a single switch can have huge consequences that span the globe.
World's Spam Drops by 75-percent (Tom's Hardware)
20 Nov 2008 at 7:46amThis week, an ISP in northern California named McColo was shutdown after an investigation on its services rendered the company as a prime host for most of the world?s spam. The shutdown occurred on Tuesday the 11th, and security firms everywhere saw an i
Google spam calculator analyses email burden (PC Advisor)
20 Nov 2008 at 10:18amTool calculates lost productivity Google has launched a spam calculator that can calculate how much spam is costing your company.
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PDF spam – a step ahead of image spam(GFI white paper)PHISHING-NEWS
Hawaii National Bank warns of 'phishing' email scam (Honolulu Advertiser)
19 Nov 2008 at 8:54pmHawaii National Bank is warning of a "phishing" email scam bearing Hawaii National Bank's name, and is reminding people who receive the fraudulent e-mail that they should not respond by clicking on the link in the fraudulent messages.
Phishing: New email scam alert (TVNZ)
20 Nov 2008 at 8:30amThere is a warning that thousands of internet users are at risk from a new email scam. It's called phishing, where an innocent-looking email claims to be from an airline but in fact allows a hacker access to bank accounts and other personal information.
Google powers Safari's new anti-fraud and phishing warnings (Macworld UK)
18 Nov 2008 at 8:03amGoogle's blacklist powers, the anti-phishing tool Apple just added to Safari, links in the new warning indicate. Safari 3.2, which Apple released last week, warns users when the browser is steered toward known phishing sites that try to trick people into divulging personal information, including ...
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VIRUS-NEWS
Computer virus quarantines London Hospital for second day (The Register)
19 Nov 2008 at 5:03pmPlucky Brits shrug off Mytob network blitz IT staff at three major London hospitals have spent a second day struggling to restore IT systems following a major computer virus outbreak.?
Computer virus affects hospitals (BBC News)
18 Nov 2008 at 2:11pmThree London hospitals are forced to shut down their systems because of a computer virus.
Computer Virus Infects Hospitals (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
18 Nov 2008 at 6:08pmA computer virus has infected the NHS, shutting down the systems of three London hospitals in what has been described as a "disaster waiting to happen".
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