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IT Pro web comments round-upNews Find out what IT Pro readers make of the Universal Credit IT debacle and Three's decision to abolish international roaming charges...
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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SMS spam aimed at people with bad credit ratings on riseNews CloudMark claims educating users not to respond to messages can only do so much.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Phishing, spam and porn are the biggest threats to yourNews Prominent names such as PayPal and Angry Birds are being used to trick users into installing malware, research has found.
By JoVona Taylor Published
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Tumblr spammers blast blog site over slow response toNews Blogging platform falls victim to spammers.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Symantec detects rise in file extension spamNews Security vendor claims spammers are increasingly using rogue file extensions to lure unsuspecting users to online pharmacy sites.
By Rene Millman Published
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Dropbox in password reuse security breachNews Same password used on multiple sites results in Dropbox account compromisation.
By Rene Millman Published
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World's third largest botnet taken downNews Grum, the botnet credited with sending out around 18 billion spam emails a day, has been shutdown.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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The truth about spamIn-depth It's very easy these days to think that spam has been filtered out of existence and is no longer a problem for your business. Davey Winder argues it's more of a problem than ever.
By Davey Winder Published
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Researchers see security improveNews Firms are improving security performance but threats continue to grow, says IBM.
By Kellan Howell Published
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Malware trying to trick anti-Putin protestersNews Spam messages claim to include details on anti-Putin protests but only lead to nasty malware being installed on user machines.
By Tom Brewster Published
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ICO claims 'significant progress' in war on spam textsNews The watchdog thinks it is close to catching those guilty of spam texting in the UK, after raiding an office in the north of England.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Malicous spam hits ‘epic’ levelsNews This month has seen a serious rise in malicious spam, according to M86 data.
By Tom Brewster Published
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