Tagged: Spam
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Global internet slowdown triggered by largest reported DDoS attack News
27.03.2013 What started as a dispute between spam blockers and a hosting service has resulted in the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attack reported, which could have... -
Online scammers target Permanent TSB customers News
02.01.2013 IT experts at ESET Ireland say they have seen a massive run of targeted scam emails hitting Irish inboxes with various attempts to scam Permanent TSB customers. -
Pinterest removing fake or spammy accounts News
07.12.2012 Pinterest has begun pulling fake or spammy accounts from its site in a move to keep the online social bulletin boards “authentic”. -
Massive bug affects 8,600 Tumblr users - reports News
03.12.2012 A massive bug affecting some 8,600 unique Tumblr users has swept the platform, infecting some of its largest blogs and leaving spam blog posts in its wake. -
Pizza chain Papa John’s facing US$250m lawsuit for spam messaging News
14.11.2012 The US pizza chain Papa John’s is facing a US$250m lawsuit in the US after allegedly bombarding its customers with some 500,000 spam text messages to advertise pizza products...Categories: Mobile, Consumer Tech -
Twitter apologises for resetting a larger number of passwords than intended News
08.11.2012 Twitter has publicly apologised to its users after unintentionally resetting the passwords of a larger number of accounts beyond those believed to have been compromised by a...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Email: friend or foe? (Infographic) News
31.10.2012 There is no question email has helped workers become more productive and efficient, and mobile technology has enabled workers to take their inboxes with them wherever they go.... -
India churns out more spam than ever before – Sophos report News
16.10.2012 Once again, India has taken the top spot on a list of top 12 spam-relaying countries. Ireland generates spam, as well, but it ranks in the No 43 spot on IT security and data... -
Emma Watson tops McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrities list News
10.09.2012 Actress Emma Watson’s name is the one cyber-criminals most often use to lure online searchers into downloading malicious software or handing over personal information, security... -
Email scammers get creative with bizarre bestiality death threat News
31.07.2012 IT security and cybercrime analyst for ESET Ireland Urban Schrott is warning Irish people of an email scam doing the rounds that – though hilarious – should be treated just as... -
Nearly half of world’s spam comes from Asia - Sophos News
24.07.2012 Asia has increased its output of spam and is now responsible for relaying almost half (49.7pc) of the world's spam, IT security and data protection company Sophos has revealed. -
More than 40pc of iPhone apps don’t encrypt the location data they retrieve – study News
20.07.2012 A study of more than 65,000 iPhone apps by Bitdefender has revealed privacy and security concerns over what users might pick up in the App Store. -
36pc of global targeted attacks aimed at small businesses - report News
11.07.2012 Thirty-six per cent of all targeted cyber attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees, the June 2012 Symantec... -
Email spam and phishing trends (infographic) News
25.06.2012 Sixty-eight out of 100 emails in February 2012 were spam and one email out of 298 was identified as phishing during that same month, an infographic reveals. -
India tops for spam, malicious spam increases - Sophos News
24.04.2012 India has overtaken the United States in one year to become the top global contributor of spam, and though basic marketing spam has decreased, the amount of phishing and... -
Weekend news roundup: Facebook chooses Nasdaq, Ireland's skills crisis News
10.04.2012 In a digest of some of the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, we note that spammers have shifted their attention from post and email to smartphones, the UK ads watchdog is...Categories: Wireless Communications, Upskilling, Social Media, Security, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Financial, Education, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Twitter tackles spammers with lawsuit News
06.04.2012 Twitter has filed a lawsuit against five of the ‘most aggressive’ spammers and spam tool providers in order to reduce the amount of spam across the social network. -
Irish infosecurity firms to raise profile at RSA conference News
23.02.2012 Five Irish companies will be showcasing their technologies at next week’s prestigious RSA Conference in San Francisco, taking a stand at the event under the banner of...