The Register - Security: SpamBiting the hand that feeds ITMost spam comes from just six botnets- February 29, 2008 Diary of the Dead Six botnets are responsible for 85 per cent of all spam, according to an analysis by net security firm Marshal.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/botnet_spam_deluge/ Phishers clean up at online casinos- February 28, 2008 Poker faced fraud Email fraudsters are increasingly targeting customers of online casinos with phishing attacks. A wave of assaults against punters betting in casinos run from Antigua and the Dutch Antilles shows that attackers are extending their range beyond targets such as online banks and eBay.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/28/casino_phishing/ Spammers crack Gmail Captcha- February 25, 2008 Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables Spammers, fresh from the success of cracking the Windows Live captcha used by Hotmail, have broken the equivalent system at Gmail.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/gmail_captcha_crack/ Qubec cops bust massive botnet ring- February 21, 2008 17-strong hacking network clubbed Canadian police have arrested 17 people suspected of running a huge botnet of compromised PCs. Up to one million computers in various countries were allegedly under the control of the suspects, who range in ages from 17 to 26. All but one are male, UPI reports.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/21/canada_botnet_bust/ Japan brings down Godzilla of spam- February 19, 2008 Old skool spam suspect taken in Japanese police have arrested a "prolific spammer" who allegedly bombarded inboxes with hundreds of millions of messages punting internet gambling and dating sites.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/19/japan_spam_godzilla_arrest... Spain cuffs Wi-Fi leeching lottery scammers- February 18, 2008 El Gordo ladrones Spanish police have arrested ten Nigerians suspected of running a spam-fuelled lottery scam that raked in 19,000 ($28,000) in illicit earnings over three months.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/18/spain_lottery_scam_arrests... Automated crack for Windows Live captcha goes wild- February 8, 2008 Spammers'Holy Grail Spammers are using a sophisticated piece of software that can create thousands of Windows Live email addresses by cracking the protections designed to prevent the large-scale creation of fraudulent accounts.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/08/microsoft_captcha_buster/ |