Google Trends Abuse Highlights Malware Perfect Storm It used to be one was at most risk of getting a computer virus via spam or frequenting bad Internet neighborhoods (places one probably shouldn't be hanging out in the first place, picking up just any old download they come across). Date:2009-02-26
Resizing Shortened URLs So You Know What You're Clicking Tools for shortening URLs have become very popular in the age of microblogging, but shortening a URL to incomprehensible code makes it impossible to know what you're clicking on. Date:2009-02-19
Valentine's Spam Hearts Your Inbox
Valentine's Day spammers have a serious crush on your inbox this year. Since the beginning of February, the proportion of Valentine's related spam has increased from two percent to nine percent, perhaps the largest volume ever seen, according to MessageLabs. Date:2009-02-12
Brazil Earns Top Spam Honors In January
AppRiver says January saw a 120% increase in total email traffic. Of nine million messages, over 97 percent were spam or carried a virus, according to the company's Threat and Scamscape Report for February. Date:2009-02-05
Economic Crisis Thought To Fuel Data Theft Last year, companies worldwide lost about $1 trillion to intellectual property theft and damage repair, an estimate McAfee calls conservative. The company warns that a weakened worldwide economy will just increase data theft in 2009. Date:2009-02-03
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