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Spam from Iraq
Brian McWilliams, author of Spam Kings, writes about the sudden growth of Iraq's IP space, and a surge in spam emanating from it. Part of the problem is that Iraq's newly created ISPs have yet to issue acceptable-use policies, leaving open the possibility for a spam industry to arise within the country. And, as Brian notes, "junk emailers are often born out of an amalgam of technical skill and economic hardship. Iraq's certainly got a lot of both of those elements right now." Nov. 9, 2005

Spammers Can't Hide Behind Affiliates
A Washington State court reaffirms that you don't have to push the send button to be liable for illegal spam. Brian McWilliams, author of Spam Kings, reports on a legal victory by Microsoft against a spammer who tried to hide behind spam subcontractors.  Apr. 29, 2005

Safe from the Spam Flood?
Rumored to be capable of deluging your inbox with spam, ProxyLock, a new feature in a popular spamware program appears to have a fatal flaw, Brian McWilliams reports. Researchers have discovered that the dreaded ProxyLock feature lacks a smart way to find the SMTP server affiliated with a spam proxy. As a result, it presents no big threat to existing blacklist systems. Brian, author of Spam Kings, explains why. Apr. 7, 2005

Opting In to Privacy Problems
Brian McWilliams, author of Spam Kings, looks at yet another way internet users may be putting their privacy at risk. With list brokers now cutting deals with e-commerce sites and internet marketing firms for data that includes home addresses, phone numbers, and corresponding IP addresses, you may be opting in for more than you bargained for when you shop online. Read Brian's report to learn more. Mar. 17, 2005

Hijacked by Spammers
If you're thinking spammers couldn't hijack your internet account and use it to send junk email, think again. Brian McWilliams, author of Spam Kings, writes about how one spammer did just that when he cracked BellSouth's ISP and hijacked dozens of user accounts.  Mar. 14, 2005

How Paris Got Hacked?
Like many online service providers, T-Mobile requires users to answer a "secret question" if they forget their passwords. For Paris Hilton's account, the secret question was "What is your favorite pet's name?" By correctly providing the well-known answer, any internet user could change Hilton's password and freely access her account. Feb. 22, 2005

Complaint Dropped Against DDoS Mafia
Federal authorities in Los Angeles have dismissed a criminal complaint filed last August against four men accused of performing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks for hire. Feb. 4, 2005

A Plan for Spam Folders
Spam filters will never totally eradicate the Internet's junk email problem. Here's why.  Jan. 20, 2005

Chongq and the Spam Vampires
The rise of new retaliatory tools shows that desperation is the mother of spam-fighting invention. Dec. 3, 2004

Russian Denies Authoring "SoBig" Worm
SoBig, the computer worm that ran rampant on the internet in 2003, is the subject of a new, anonymously authored report that definitively claims Send-Safe as its creator. Ruslan Ibragimov, owner of the accused, Russian-based bulk email company, flatly denies the report's claim in an online interview with author Brian McWilliams. Nov. 2, 2004

Point-and-Click Phishing
Brian McWilliams examines a recent phishing attack and talks to the hacker who wrote the powerful spamware program that made it possible. Oct. 13, 2004

SPF Not Poisonous to Phish
The statistics on "phishing" are grim. With email-forgery scams on the rise, why aren't banks rushing to support Sender Policy Framework? Sep. 28, 2004