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Rise in URL Spam

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May

2013

Symantec is observing an increase in spam containing URLs. On May 16, URL spam volume increased by 12% from 84% to 96% and since then the URL spam volume fluctuated between 95% and 99%. That means 95% of the spam messages delivered during this period has one or more URLs in it.Figure 1. URL spam […]

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Spammers Targeting Oklahoma Tornado Victims

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May

2013

Natural disasters, like tornadoes and earthquakes, are quite common in the United States of America. Unfortunately, the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore experienced a violent tornado on Monday, May 20, that sadly resulted in dozens of casualties. Spammers take advantage of natural disasters with luring scams and Symantec Security Response has started to observe spam […]

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Spammers Make Memorial Day Memorable

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May

2013

Memorial Day is celebrated on May 27 and it is a day for memorializing the men and women who have died in military service for the United States. It is a common practice for cybercriminals to take advantage of events and holidays. This year, various spam messages related to Memorial Day have begun flowing into […]

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