Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Sales Notification Email Messages on March 21, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 33467 First Published: 2014 March 24 13:26 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a sales notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Payment Notice Email Messages on September 30, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 31026 First Published: 2013 September 30 19:21 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain payment information for the recipient. The text in the message body attempts to persuade the recipient to op...

Spam Increased From April to May, Nearly Identical to 2010 Levels

Spam numbers were up by 2.1% in May from the previous month, accounting for 82.9% of global email traffic according to SecureList’s May 2011 spam report. The big story last month, however, was the exploitation of Osama bin Laden’s death by scammers of all kinds. Malware distributors were the firs...