A Guide to the 5 Types of Social Spam
In the past, spam was largely directed at email accounts with addresses being harvested online and unwanted or unsolicited messages being sent directly to the inbox. Since email filters have …
Spam Tweets Make Up 10% of Twitter
While social media is a great tool for companies seeking information about their customers, it also contains a lot of noise and useless, irrelevant information. A new study has found …
Pushdo Spamming Botnet Makes a Comeback
Cybersecurity experts have found that computers in over 50 countries have been infected with an upgraded version of Pushdo, a spamming botnet which has been functioning since 2007 despite a …
Restricted Access for Spam Accounts on Steam
Valve, the company who runs the well-known digital distribution platform, Steam, has recently implemented a policy change targeting spammers. The new rules limit access to a number of features for …