Warning: “Obama Acceptance Speech” or “Amazing Speech by Obama” are Headlines for a Spam Message That Contains a Virus

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

With the upcoming inauguration of our 44th President it prompts a new subject line that hackers are using to send spam messages with malware attachments. Security researchers have received tips of spam messages with the subject lines "Obama Acceptance Speech" or "Amazing Speech by Obama" may contain a serious Trojan infection. ...

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30 Years Of Spam Emails – Spam’s 30th Anniversary

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Saturday May 3rd, 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of spam email. It has been 30 years since a Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) employee named Gary Thuerk, broadcasted the first unsolicited advertising message that announced the release of a new product to the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). ARPANET was ...

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