The cyber age has proved the immense human potential for both intelligence and stupidity. Perhaps the best example of both is cyber-age “phishing”, where malicious users send counterfeit messages in an attempt to steal account password, personal data, and even credit card info. Yes, we can see the foolishness of your standard user by the [...]

I have a couple of groups that I’m involved with on Facebook and it’s really fun and easy most of the time, but every so often someone comes along and starts posting business opportunities (read “scams”) on our Wall. Then people complain and sometimes I even lose members of the group because of it. Stinks. [...]

A new service was launched recently which protects Facebook users from unwanted spam, malware, and viruses posted on their wall. The Using Protection service scans for various harmful items whenever you view Facebook pages. According to the site, this makes it almost impossible for the virus / spam to be spread through your account. Using [...]

The takedown of the Rustock botnet caused a large and well-documented decline in spam levels around the world.  Unfortunately, it looks like cyber criminals are fighting back, as a new report from Commtouch indicates that instances of malware being sent via email spiked in late March. An official statement on the matter revealed, “Malware sent [...]

The Rustock botnet, which was taken down in March, had been sending as many as 13.82 billion spam emails daily, accounting for an average of 28.5 percent of global spam sent from all botnets during the month, according to a new report from Symantec.