UK data watchdog fines three text spammers for flouting electronic marketing rules 'High-pressure' sales tactics targeted people registered with Telephone Preference Service Security03 Nov 2023 | 13
X marks the bot: Musk thinks spammers won't pay $1 a year Annual fee won't be profitable, will require registration of phone number Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2023 | 69
US Republican party's spam filter lawsuit against Google dimissed Argument that Mountain View is politically biased against RNC 'pure speculation,' says judge PaaS + IaaS25 Aug 2023 | 58
Marketing biz sent 107 million spam emails... to just 437k people Recruitment company fined £130,000 by data regulator for breaking PECR Security17 Apr 2023 | 16
Refreshed from its holiday, Emotet has gone phishing Notorious botnet starts spamming again after a three-month pause Research09 Mar 2023 | 2
Microsoft's Outlook: Cloudy with a chance of junk-mail-stuffed inboxes Redmond fixed the spam filtering problem, but it was a wild day-long ride for some Off-Prem21 Feb 2023 | 9
FCC calls for mega $300 million fine for massive US robocall campaign 5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed? Security22 Dec 2022 | 82
Blockchain couldn't stop TXT spam in India, regulator now trying AI Maybe – just maybe – messages and calls from +91 might become more trustworthy Security29 Nov 2022 | 11
FCC takes on robotexts. Good news if your dad thinks IRS gives SMS rebates But how will you know when your vehicle's extended warranty has expired? Networks03 Oct 2022 | 16
Google promises to adjust search algorithm to favor 'people-first content' Well now there's an idea Personal Tech19 Aug 2022 | 54
Deluge of of entries to Spamhaus blocklists includes 'various household names' Nastymail tracking service blames sloppy sending practices for swelling lists of dangerous mailers Security18 Aug 2022 | 115
Google gets the green light to flood US Gmail inboxes with political spam Federal Election Commission votes to let Google allow campaign email through filters Personal Tech11 Aug 2022 | 58
Google said to be taking steps to keep political campaign emails out of Gmail spam bin Just after Big Tech comes under fire for left and right-leaning message filters Personal Tech28 Jun 2022 | 34
Spam is back with a vengeance. Luckily we can't read any of it Something for the Weekend It's a shame still nothing can be done about all the false positives, though Bootnotes27 May 2022 | 102
Meet Wizard Spider, the multimillion-dollar gang behind Conti, Ryuk malware Analysis Russia-linked crime-as-a-service crew is rich, professional – and investing in R&D Research18 May 2022 | 3
Elon Musk says Twitter buy 'cannot move forward' until spam stats spat settled A stunning surprise to no one in this Solar System Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 44
Brit watchdog fines financial services biz £80k for text spam Company changed address to avoid probe after sending 378,553 messages Personal Tech01 Apr 2022 | 10
Open redirect on UK council website was being used for Royal Mail-themed parcel payments scam Updated Homes4Wiltshire, aka Homes4Spammers Security13 Sep 2021 | 2
UK data regulator fines American Express up to 0.021p per email after opted-out folk spammed 4.1 million times Bank made $1.4bn in profits alone last quarter Security20 May 2021 | 36
Samsung to introduce automatic call blocking on Android 11-capable flagships Yeah I've heard you were in a car accident that wasn't your fault. Is that right? *Click* Security22 Oct 2020 | 67
How to make a stranger's insecure 3D printer halt-and-catch-fire – plus more alerts from infosec world Roundup San Francisco Airport websites hacked, VMware patches emitted, etc Security13 Apr 2020 | 24
Microsoft nukes 9 million-strong Necurs botnet after unpicking domain name-generating algorithm Takedown should (in theory) see spam volumes shrink rapidly Security11 Mar 2020 | 49
EE-k, a hundred grand! BT's mobile arm slapped for sending 2.5m+ unwanted texts Pestered folk to 'download my EE app' and 'upgrade your phone' Legal24 Jun 2019 | 16
Wondering where that upcoming meeting with 'Cheap Viagra' came from? Spammers beat Gmail filters by abusing Google Calendar, Forms, Photos, Analytics... Kaspersky fingers pro-G filters for letting cyber-muck through Security11 Jun 2019 | 29
Protip: No, the CIA will not call off a pedophilia probe into your life in exchange for Bitcoin Kaspersky warns of fake 'dirty agent' scam circulating Security10 Jun 2019 | 36
But we hired a consultant, cries UK pensions biz as it swallows £40k fine for 2 million spam emails A legal boffin also gave us some useless advice, moans Grove Pensions Legal26 Mar 2019 | 39
TalkTalk kept my email account active for 8 years after I left – now it's spamming my mates Updated But ISP won't nuke nuisance without proof of ID Security07 Mar 2019 | 152
'Bomb threat' scammers linked to earlier sextortion campaign Scare tactic efforts may be the work of a single group Security15 Dec 2018 | 29
UK spam-texting tax consultancy slapped with £200k fine Generic privacy policies won't get you valid consent, says ICO Legal13 Dec 2018 | 22
Spammer scum hack 100,000 home routers via UPnP vulns to craft email-flinging botnet Look out for traffic to and from these IP addresses and ports Security08 Nov 2018 | 22
Cybercrooks home in on infosec's weakest link – you poor gullible people Email fraud skyrockets and ransomware is back, baby! Security05 Sep 2018 | 12
Welsh firm fined £60k for pummelling phones with 270k pay-day loan texts STS Commercial you're fined: Pay b4 August GET 20% off Security06 Jul 2018 | 26
They grow up so fast: Spam magnet Hotmail turned 22 today Go on. Log in one more time. Just for posterity Software04 Jul 2018 | 78
Men are officially the worst… top-level domain It's paining men as Spamhaus lists the top abused registries Networks12 Jun 2018 | 40
SpamCannibal blacklist service reanimated by squatters, claims every IP address is spammy Updated Yes, even yours Security30 May 2018 | 10
In a touching Monty Python tribute today, Microsoft's Office 365 makes everything spam Punters less amused by inbox-clearing glitch SaaS26 Apr 2018 | 26
It's not you, it's Big G: Sneaky spammers slip strangers spoofed spam, swamp Gmail sent files Updated Not a bug, we're told: It's a feature. Really Software23 Apr 2018 | 38
MailChimp 'working' to stop hackers flinging malware-laced spam from accounts What can you do about it for now? Sweet 2FA Security15 Mar 2018 | 28
Registrar Namecheap let miscreants slap spam, malware on unlucky customers' web domains Updated Crooks create subdomains on a dozen sites Security07 Feb 2018 | 24
UK watchdog dishes out fines totaling £600k to four spam-spewers ICO fought dodgy contracts, buck-passing, and less than concrete proof Legal11 Jan 2018 | 21
Tenable's response to folks upset at AWOL features: A 150-emails-a-minute spam storm Nessus Pro V7 launch fiasco Security12 Dec 2017 | 30
156K spam text-sending firm to ICO: It wasn't us, Commissioner Get fined £45,000 by Brit regulator anyway Legal24 Nov 2017 | 47
Loake Shoes admits: We've fallen victim to cybercrims Hold on to your laces, email server was compromised Security22 Nov 2017 | 17
Brit bank fined £75k over 1.5 million text and email spamhammer And London advertising firm spanked for similar campaign Legal10 Oct 2017 | 20
Russian bot-herder and election-fiddling suspect closer to US trial It's an international tug-of-war: Russia also wants to extradite Peter Levashov Security04 Oct 2017 | 9
IoT botnet Linux.ProxyM turns its grubby claws to spam rather than DDoS I don't know which is worse Security22 Sep 2017 | 14
ICO slaps cab app chaps for 10-day spam crap Cambridge-based biz facing £45k fine for 700,000 marketing mailers Legal12 Sep 2017 | 28
'Open and accessible' spambot server leaks 711 million records Many duplicates in River City-rivalling data spill Security30 Aug 2017 | 23
Moneysupermarket fined £80,000 for spamming seven million customers Go compare the original opt-out request, firm told Security21 Jul 2017 | 40
Juicy fine for Bradford firm after it blurts one million spam texts Brit biz told to pay £80k for messages advertising Satsuma Loans Legal17 Jul 2017 | 29
Google's news algorithm serves up penis pills This story has: Maths, Google, 'fake' pharma, explicit screenshots... Security12 Jun 2017 | 26
ICO fines telco £100k for 3.2m mobile phone text spamhammer Over 1k complain about free tablets, smartwatches wheeze Legal17 May 2017 | 11
FCC: Take your spam and shove it, slacktivists! Comment Calling time on astroturf petitions Legal10 May 2017 | 21
Secure email service builds newsletter bomb defences after attack pummels their inbox 500,000 junk messages in a week paralysed Tutanota Security10 May 2017 | 14
Fake ruse: USA Today calls the FBI after half of its 15m Facebook Likes turn out to be bogus No one real likes us, whines hotel doorstop provider Bootnotes08 May 2017 | 28
Guardian Soulmates users spammed with smut following breach Updated Emails and IDs exposed, trolls have a field day Security08 May 2017 | 26
BT's spam blocker IDs accident claims as top nuisance call Some 12 million calls made in the first week of March Networks12 Apr 2017 | 60
Spanish cops snatch suspected top spammer as US moves against Kelihos botnet Trump hacking claims look like red herring Security11 Apr 2017 | 11
FTC accuses man of faking its news to further tech support scam Alleged spammer targeted victims of previous fraud On-Prem03 Apr 2017 | 8
World's worst botnet fiends switch from ransomware to stock scam spam IT LIVES! Security21 Mar 2017 | 13
Manchester's Munee Hut, Eyebrow Cottage and fresh hot spam from Belize Loans text outfit fined £20K Security14 Mar 2017 | 9
Road accident nuisance callers fined £270,000 for being absolute sh*tbags HI! OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOU'VE BEEN IN A RO- *click* Legal09 Mar 2017 | 78