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Spammers Branch Out With Translation Techniques
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2009-07-28
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The concept of universal communication might not be such a fantastic, utopian thing after all. It seems that spammers are using automated translation services to their advantage, hitting more people with less effort than ever.
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A MessageLabs representative wrote in an email to SecurityProNews, "According to the latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report . . . countries like Germany, France and The Netherlands are being heavily targeted by spammers with automated spam translation techniques. The use of automated translation services enables multiple language spam runs and is responsible for a 13% increase in spam levels in these countries since May."
This means that, all in all, "Local-language spam is now one in every 20 spam messages globally, accounting for 53% of spam in France, 46% in Germany and 25% in the Netherlands."
As for some other trends, MessageLabs indicated that Fourth of July and Michael Jackson scams have been popular lately. Spam that makes use of URL shorteners is on the rise, too, and since it doesn't always rely on ridiculous stories (most people won't believe that a bankrupt pop singer left them a fortune) may represent the most dangerous breed.
The full 11-page MessageLabs report is available for free here if you want more information.
About the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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