Spam Bulletin - April 2007

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editor: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2007-04-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; An African A-F-F-air... (feature)


News

Scammers launch anti-terrorist hotline

Met Police website spoofed by 419 scammers.



Phishing attacks reach new high

APWG releases phishing figures for January.



Feature

An African A-F-F-air...

Martin Overton revisits the topic of 419 scams, cataloguing some of the changes seen over the last few years.

Martin Overton - Independent researcher, UK


Calendar

Anti-spam industry events

Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.



Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin - April 2007

Magical lights shine on you (comment); Wormhole attacks Solaris station (analysis); Testing times ahead? (feature); (In)justice in the digital age (feature); SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 (comparative review)



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