Spam and Phishing

We are currently witnessing a new wave of Koobface messages flooding twitter.

Spammers were out in force for the USA’s Independence Day, celebrating the country’s diversity in all its glory, and illustrating Jefferson’s thesis that “all men…are endowed…with certain unalienable rights…Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably not a cat, so curiosity won’t kill you. But it can result in someone getting hold of your confidential data.

We love social networking sites, and phishers are no exception

Not surprisingly, the death of Michael Jackson whipped up a frenzy of activity, with every new “fact” and comment from fans and the media adding to the storm of rumour

The amount of spam in mail traffic averaged 82.7% in April. A low of 72.8% was recorded on 26 April, while there was a high of 88.2% on 20 April

At various times over the last few years, we’ve posted comments on different aspects of UK computer crime legislation, and the policing of cybercrime, on our weblog.

It’s already May and almost half a year since Christmas. There’s more than six months until next Christmas

Last week there was a lot of media attention devoted to a phishing attack on Facebook

And the winner is…

It’s no surprise that spammers have jumped on the swine flu bandwagon

It may sound strange, but the volume of spam is pretty much a constant; sharp fluctuations are usually linked to a major event – the closure of McColo meant a very noticeable drop in the amount of spam circulating.

If you’ve ever looked at our monthly spam reports, you’ll know that Russian spammers put quite a lot of resources into advertising their services – and the amount of e-advertising spam has increased sharply over the past few months.

You see all sorts of things from all around the world if you’re a spam analyst.

Smack on the bot for the Beeb