Tag Archives: SurfControl GmbH

Which is Bigger? Porn Or Phishing?

By | November 23, 2011
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Less than two years ago no one had heard of phishing and getting my editors excited about it as a problem wasn’t a cakewalk. Now, according to a report in SiliconRepublic.com, it’s bigger than porn spam: Since the beginning of this year, the number of phishing scams has risen from 1pc to 8.3pc of the… Read More »

News: Have you been brand spoofed yet?

By | November 24, 2011
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 SurfControl, an anti-spam company, says that “brand spoofing spam” – where a spammer sends fraudulent email that pretends to be from a well-known and trusted company — is getting worse, after only a few months of its existence.     The spammer, posing as a customer service or security official, directs the unsuspecting recipient of the… Read More »