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Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Premium SMS provider Hyarchis Company is the latest to feature on a growing hitlist of firms caught by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for alleged breaches of the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008, 10:29AM Security
The Ad company comes under fire from ACMA

The Ad company comes under fire from ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warning to The Ad Company Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of the Spam Act 2003.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2008, 1:33PM Security
ISP disconnection trojan exploits 'net addiction'

ISP disconnection trojan exploits 'net addiction'

A malicious spam campaign is threatening to disconnect users from the Internet as a result of their online activities, Sophos reports.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2008, 8:03AM Security
Sydney targeted by nuclear explosion spam

Sydney targeted by nuclear explosion spam

Sophos is warning Sydney residents that they are the target of a large scale spam campaign which claims a powerful nuclear explosion has occurred.
Negar Salek Sep 15 2008, 7:46AM Security
Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Best Buy Australia has been fined $4,400 for sending emails to people after they had requested to be removed from the mailing list.
Staff Writers Sep 6 2008, 9:22AM Software
Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

A new large-scale botnet has been spotted forwarding what appears to be real news headlines about Microsoft, George Bush and Al Qaeda in an attempt to infect users.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2008, 8:42AM Security
BitDefender targets lucrative SMB market

BitDefender targets lucrative SMB market

Security vendor BitDefender has launched a new SMB version of its software as the firm seeks to expand its share of the crowded security market.
Mitchell Smith Apr 23 2008, 10:26AM Software
New spam site found every three seconds

New spam site found every three seconds

New figures suggest that 92.3 per cent of all email sent globally during the first three months of 2008 was spam.
Robert Jaques Apr 17 2008, 8:21AM Security
Ikea rapped for flat-pack spam

Ikea rapped for flat-pack spam

Security firm Tier-3 has warned companies to review IT security arrangements following a potentially serious spam incident that affected the email servers of furniture giant Ikea.
Clement James Jan 23 2008, 7:31AM Security
Spam for all occasions

Spam for all occasions

Spammers were more naughty than nice this past holiday season, according to Symantec’s monthly ‘State of Spam’ report.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008, 2:15PM Security
Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007

Spam levels reach 95 per cent in 2007

Spam accounted for 95 percent of all email traffic in 2007 as spammers grew increasingly brazen and diverse in their attack strategies, according to anti-spam firm SpamStopsHere.

Clement James Jan 11 2008, 7:29AM Security
Clearswift sees benefits from email and spam explosion

Clearswift sees benefits from email and spam explosion

Content security specialist Clearswift has had a 40 percent year on year growth in new licence revenue driven by increasing market demand for its Email and Web Appliances.
Lilia Guan Dec 6 2007, 1:07PM Security
Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam

Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam

Symantec today released its top ten security trends for 2007 listing data leakage, Windows Vista, and spam as the top three dominant security issues.
Negar Salek Nov 27 2007, 2:50PM Security
ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike

ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike

SCAMwatch is warning Australians of a phony email claiming to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC).
Staff Writers Nov 1 2007, 10:28AM Security
Spam levels soar in Asia

Spam levels soar in Asia

Almost 90 percent of all email sent from some Asian nations is spam, according to recent research.
Simon Burns Oct 12 2007, 2:45PM Security
Pump-and-dump scam causes spam surge

Pump-and-dump scam causes spam surge

30 per cent increase in spam reported.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007, 3:31PM Security
Spam levels creep up again

Spam levels creep up again

Now less than nine per cent of email is legitimate.
Clement James Aug 7 2007, 7:33AM Security
Be wary of spam tax emails

Be wary of spam tax emails

CRN spoke with Matthew Drake, consumer spokesperson for Symantec on the importance of security at tax time and how resellers can help their customers be prepared.
Helen Frost Aug 1 2007, 2:12PM Finance
Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes

Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes

PDF spam, the most prevalent spam method currently used by hackers globally has decreased in numbers over the last two weeks, claims data security vendor BitDefender, but fellow security experts are disagreeing.
Negar Salek Jul 26 2007, 1:57PM Security
Trojan uses Hotmail and Yahoo as spam hosts

Trojan uses Hotmail and Yahoo as spam hosts

Scammers bypassing authentication systems.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2007, 3:22PM Security

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