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E-ZPass System Used in ASProx Spam Campaign

Jul

2014

The E-Zpass toll collection system has been used as a front by cybercriminals to send out spam messages carrying URLs to malicious websites in order to increase the ASProx botnet. Spammers are relentless in their actions and have built their business around a specific strategy that refreshes the lure for the victims. And since now […]

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China detains more than 1,500 in text spam crackdown

Mar

2014

Chinese authorities said on Tuesday they have detained 1,530 people in a crackdown on the use of fake telecommunication base stations to send spam text messages to mobile telephones, a persistent problem in the world’s largest cellphone market. The Ministry of Public Security said that the campaign, which began in February, had resulted in the […]

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Users Warned of Diwali-Themed Spam

Oct

2013

Symantec is warning Internet users about spam campaigns that leverage Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival thats also known as Deepavali or the festival of lights. The spam messages spotted landing in inboxes advertise all sorts of products that can be offered as gifts. If users click on the links from these promotional emails, theyre taken […]

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