Email gangs propogate Spam...

jeffster · 6 Dec 2006, 09:33 PM

From :

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6...feed&subj=zdnn

E-mail gangs bombarding Britain with spam

(My comment - Not just Britain, but the world, surely ?)

Reuters
Published on ZDNet News: November 27, 2006, 10:58 AM PT

ZDNet Tags: Spam and phishing,
Criminal gangs using hijacked computers are behind a surge in unwanted e-mails peddling sex, drugs and stock tips in Britain.

The number of spam messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as 9 out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. e-mail security company Postini.

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Geir · 8 Dec 2006, 09:23 PM

Here is another article describing how much worse the global spam problem has become recently, and why:

The New York Times: Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself

- Geir

8 Dec 2006, 09:23 PM	#2
Geir The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,938 Representative of: Runbox.com	Here is another article describing how much worse the global spam problem has become recently, and why: The New York Times: Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself - Geir