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  Grum botnet taken down, may have been responsible for 18 percent of global spam

  By Bryan Bishop on July 18, 2012 07:30 pm + 33 comments

  Security experts say they've taken down Grum, a global botnet that may have been responsible for as Continue reading…

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  Dropbox brings in 'outside experts' to investigate spam and possible security problems

  By Adi Robertson on July 18, 2012 02:03 pm + 16 comments

  After a spate of spam started coming to the email accounts of Dropbox users, the company says it has Continue reading…

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  Google denies Android botnet report, Microsoft researcher admits he guessed at the source

  By Sean Hollister on July 5, 2012 09:47 pm + 75 comments

  Yesterday, we told you how a Microsoft anti-spam engineer claimed to have found a network of Android Continue reading…

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  Researchers discover 'Find and Call' spam app on Android and iOS

  By Kimber Streams on July 5, 2012 04:57 pm + 56 comments

  Kaspersky Labs has discovered a malware app called "Find and Call" lurking in the iTunes App Store Continue reading…

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  Android spam botnet revealed by Microsoft engineer

  By Louis Goddard on July 4, 2012 08:11 am + 125 comments

  A Microsoft anti-spam engineer has identified an international botnet controlling Android devices, Continue reading…

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  Google+ Events calendar spam fix in the works

  By Justin Rubio on June 29, 2012 08:47 pm + 26 comments

  Events for Google+ brought a much desired feature to the social network, but an oversight in how the Continue reading…

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  Reddit temporarily bans links to The Atlantic, Phys.org, Businessweek, and others after spamming violations

  By Kimber Streams on June 13, 2012 07:48 pm + 21 comments

  Last week Reddit announced that it would begin banning links from certain domains for misuse of the Continue reading…

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  Facebook now lets you report spam and recover your account on mobile devices

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 7, 2012 05:56 pm + 2 comments

  In another move to replicate its desktop experience on mobile, Facebook today announced a few key Continue reading…

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  Inside Facebook security: defending users from spammers, hackers, and 'likejackers'

  By Ellis Hamburger on May 25, 2012 12:35 pm + 17 comments

  If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world, just behind India and China. Continue reading…

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  Google updates its search filtering algorithm, targets SEO violators

  By Evan Rodgers on April 26, 2012 04:10 am + 17 comments

  Google has announced an update to its ranking engine in an effort to reduce spam in search results. Continue reading…