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Number of spam emails drops, still accounts for 55% of traffic

Fri, 20th Dec 2019
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Significantly, spam messages account for more than half of 295 billion in 2019, making 55% of global email traffic in this year, the company states.
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Bin 'em: Those bomb threat emails are complete hoaxes

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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A worldwide spate of spam emails claiming there is a bomb in the recipient’s building is almost certainly a hoax.
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Caught in the wild: A look at email scams and spam

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.
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Something old, nothing new: Cybercrims still rely on spam

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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The probability of a recipient opening an email increases 12% if the email claims to come from a known individual.
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Singapore's PDPC vows to crack down on telemarketing and spam

Tue, 1st May 2018
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Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is vowing to better protect consumers from spam and telemarketing messages.
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New study shows email security systems not up to scratch as malicious emails pour in

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Incumbent email security systems are missing thousands of malware-containing emails, putting users at risk, says Mimecast survey.
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Necurs botnet erupts from dormancy to churn out 100,000 spam emails over Easter

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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One of the world’s largest spam botnets is back in action and this time it is spreading a Trojan downloader that can deliver nasty malware surprises.
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GandCrab: The 'agile' ransomware that is updated in real time

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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The GandCrab ransomware has been making headlines recently for being one of the few malware strains that developers update in real time.
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Kiwis 'paying for someone else's profit' as 2018 becomes the year of cryptomining

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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Cryptomining might just be one of the biggest trends in cybercrime this year, and New Zealand is not immune from its reach.
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Australia ranks 8th as a global target for cryptomining attacks

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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Cryptomining is becoming a popular revenue stream for cybercriminals as the ransomware market becomes too crowded.
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A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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Email serves as an organisations’ communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.
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Scammers disguise ASIC spam campaigns through genuine email marketing firm

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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Scammers abused an online email marketing company to send spam that appear to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).
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New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.
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When digital marketing crosses the line into spam territory

Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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Overstepping boundaries, some businesses fail to comply with New Zealand's anti-spam laws, risking hefty fines and damaged consumer trust.
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Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
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New wave of Locky ransomware appears to come from Vietnam

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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Aggressive new Locky ransomware variant traced to Vietnam, with over 27 million attacks observed in a single day by Barracuda researchers.
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Kapiti Coast District Council sends spam to 'hundreds of people'

Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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Kāpiti Coast Council's email blunder floods hundreds with spam, as Mayor Gurunathan urges vigilance amidst phishing surge.
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Spammers' work cycles: Mon-Fri with lazy weekends, says IBM X-Force

Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.
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Fake blackmail campaign hits Aussie inboxes

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Australians warned of a widespread fake blackmail scam threatening to release their personal data unless a ransom is paid.
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Nearly a quarter of ‘unsafe’ emails getting through to user inboxes

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.