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27 November 2014The launch of iPhone 6, along with the Ice Bucket Challenge initiative, were the two main topics that spammers used to promote junk mailings in the third quarter
23 October 2014Spammers produced topical new versions of the old “Nigerian Letter” scam, this time based on the Ebola virus.
25 September 2014 Kaspersky Lab has analyzed the evolution of spam in August. According to the company’s experts, the US ranks first among countries which are sources of spam distributed around the world, while the UK now leads the ranking based on the number of mail...
28 August 2014Although it’s the height of summer and most businesses are in a natural lull, Kaspersky Lab’s experts reported a substantial increase in the amount of financial phishing in spam.
12 August 2014Analysis of spam developments in Q2 2014 by Kaspersky Lab experts revealed a growth in unsolicited correspondence and new cybercrime tricks
30 June 2014May saw numerous mass mailings for schools and colleges offering distance learning.
28 May 2014Malicious attachments in April came disguised as e-greetings and notifications about faxes.
6 May 2014In the first quarter of 2014 spammers started imitating messages from mobile applications
24 April 2014Despite the increased share of phishing attacks on online stores, the most frequently attacked category of organization was still social networking sites (23.5%).
2 April 2014 According to the data collected for Kaspersky Lab’s study ‘Financial cyber threats in 2013’, cybercriminals are trying harder than ever to acquire confidential user information and steal money from bank accounts by creating fake sites mimicking...
20 March 2014A lot of malicious attachments in February’s spam came in emails allegedly sent by women who wanted to make new friends in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
27 February 2014The analysts at Kaspersky Lab have published the results of the company’s spam monitoring for the first month of 2014.
30 January 2014 The experts at Kaspersky Lab explain the dangers posed by loan offers sent out in spam, what can happen if users reply to spam messages, and also provide some useful tips on how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous financial organizations and...
23 January 2014The experts at Kaspersky Lab have summarized spammer activity for 2013
19 December 2013Malware was primarily used to steal valuable data in November
21 November 2013October saw spammers exploiting the themes of upcoming holidays, the names of well-known telecommunication service providers and the conflict in Syria.
7 November 2013The percentage of spam in total email traffic during the third quarter of the year came to 68.3%, down 2.4 percentage points from the second quarter.
30 October 2013The ongoing conflict and complex political situation in Syria have created the perfect conditions for new ‘Nigerian’ scams.
23 September 2013In August, unsolicited emails made up 67.6% of all global email traffic, according to Kaspersky Lab figures.
22 August 2013The results of spam monitoring in July point to a lack of variety among malware targets — nearly every malicious program was after personal user data.
5 August 2013In Q2 the percentage of spam in total email traffic increased by 4.2% from the first quarter of 2013 and came to 70.7%
30 July 2013According to Kaspersky Lab, the percentage of spam in email traffic in June was up 1.4 percentage points and averaged 71.1%. Malicious attachments were found in 1.8% of all emails, a drop of 1 percentage point compared to the previous month
24 June 2013In May, the percentage of spam in email traffic was down 2.5 percentage points and averaged 69.7%
8 May 2013 According to Kaspersky Lab’s spam report, in Q1 2013, the amount of unsolicited correspondence in email traffic grew slightly (+0.53 percentage points) and averaged 66.55%. The increase in the proportion of emails with malicious attachments was also...