Calculate How Much Spam Costs You

Spam's annoying, but when you factor in the amount of time you spend dealing with it on the job, the numbers can add up. At least, that's Google's message in its new ROI Calculator, designed to determine ... continue

A Big Spam Bust – You Could Have Fooled Me

Spammers have to be the lowest scum on the Internet food chain. There must be a special place in hell and if there isn't there should be. The current estimates put spam emails being sent out at ... continue

Election 2008: Who’s Winning The Great Spam Race?

Some new numbers are in about the Obama-McCain matchup -- and we're not talking last night's debate. Research from Secure Computing shows spammers are using Barack Obama's name seven times more than John McCain's in the ... continue

Oops…Wrong Button

Ticketek -- the Australian equivalent to America's Ticketmaster -- seems to have an "Expose Private Info to the Internet" button within its internal mail client. Someone at the ticketing agency recently sent out a message to all its ... continue

Spam Twitter To Win, If It’s Up Long Enough

Spotted by Mashable is a new site called Tweet2Win that offers regular prizes for users who spam Twitter with requested links. The concept is simple enough, users sign up on the site then must tweet a link to ... continue

Yahoo Files Lawsuit Against Unknown Spammers

Yahoo wants payback from a group of spammers who used its company's name on a phishing scam. The only problem? They don't know who the spammers are. Yahoo filed a lawsuit against the unknown suspects, according ... continue

MySpace Fighting New Spam Problem

MySpace is rethinking its approach to applications built by external developers after finding some programmers using the tools to send spam. "Left unchecked, these apps could create a negative experience for everyone, making it a chore to check ... continue

MySpace Wins Record Anti-Spam Judgment

MySpace is cashing in on the war against spam. The social network site says it has won $234 million in damages, the largest judgment ever issued in a spam case, from the man known as the "Spam King." A ... continue

Exclusive: Google Responds To Claims Of “Serious Security Flaw”

Google says reports of an "open relay" security hole in its Gmail interface are not factually correct, according to information obtained by The Inquisitr this afternoon. The Information Security Research Team (INSERT) released a detailed study claiming spammers ... continue