Tag Archives: SPAM

Massive Gmail phishing attack hits top U.S. officials

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Hundreds of personal Gmail accounts, including those of some senior U.S. government officials, were hacked as a result of a massive phishing scheme originating from China, Google said Wednesday. The account hijackings were a result of stolen passwords, likely by malware installed on victims’ computers or through victims’ responses to e-mails

Understanding Spam And How To Protect Yourself Against Them.

Advanced Method and Why They Work The spam conflict is essentially an escalating war of methods and tools. The spammers find a weakness in a system and exploit it, and the spam-fighters develop new methods and tools to fight them. Spammers need only install the latest spam-blocking tool and alter the composition until the message