Latest Spam news

Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam

Google has officially announced it's ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform's increasing struggle with spam content.
- Mayank Parmar
- January 02, 2024
- 12:03 PM
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‘Wall of Flippers’ detects Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks

A new Python project called 'Wall of Flippers' detects Bluetooth spam attacks launched by Flipper Zero and Android devices.
- Bill Toulas
- December 23, 2023
- 10:09 AM
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Microsoft: OAuth apps used to automate BEC and cryptomining attacks

Microsoft warns that financially-motivated threat actors are using OAuth applications to automate BEC and phishing attacks, push spam, and deploy VMs for cryptomining.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2023
- 06:53 PM
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Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks ported to new Android app

Recent Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks have now been ported to an Android app, allowing a much larger number of devices to implement these annoying spam alerts.
- Bill Toulas
- October 31, 2023
- 04:06 PM
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Flipper Zero can now spam Android, Windows users with Bluetooth alerts

A custom Flipper Zero firmware called 'Xtreme' has added a new feature to perform Bluetooth spam attacks on Android and Windows devices.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2023
- 02:54 PM
- 0
Microsoft disables bad spam rule flagging all sent emails as junk

Microsoft has disabled a bad anti-spam rule flooding Microsoft 365 admins' inboxes with blind carbon copies (BCC) of outbound emails mistakenly flagged as spam.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2023
- 04:11 AM
- 2
Exchange Online mail delivery issues caused by anti-spam rules

Microsoft is investigating Exchange Online mail delivery issues causing "Server busy" errors and delays when receiving emails from outside organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 11, 2023
- 12:10 PM
- 0
Microsoft 365 admins warned of new Google anti-spam rules

Microsoft urged Microsoft 365 email senders this week to authenticate outbound messages following new anti-spam rules for bulk senders announced earlier this week by Google.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 08, 2023
- 11:09 AM
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Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024

Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 03, 2023
- 02:41 PM
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Flipper Zero can be used to launch iOS Bluetooth spam attacks

The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to aggressively spam Bluetooth connection messages at Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads.
- Bill Toulas
- September 06, 2023
- 04:12 PM
- 0
Hotmail email delivery fails after Microsoft misconfigures DNS

Hotmail users worldwide have problems sending emails, with messages flagged as spam or not delivered after Microsoft misconfigured the domain's DNS SPF record.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 18, 2023
- 11:44 AM
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Knight ransomware distributed in fake Tripadvisor complaint emails

The Knight ransomware is being distributed in an ongoing spam campaign that pretends to be TripAdvisor complaints.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 12, 2023
- 11:16 AM
- 0
University websites using MediaWiki, TWiki hacked to serve Fortnite spam

Websites of multiple U.S. universities are serving Fortnite and 'gift card' spam. Researchers observed Wiki and documentation pages being hosted by universities including Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, UMass Amherst, Northeastern, Caltech, among others, were compromised.
- Ax Sharma
- April 21, 2023
- 04:35 AM
- 0
Legion: New hacktool steals credentials from misconfigured sites

A new Python-based credential harvester and SMTP hijacking tool named 'Legion' is being sold on Telegram, allowing cybercriminals to automate attacks against online email services.
- Bill Toulas
- April 13, 2023
- 06:00 AM
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Emotet malware now distributed in Microsoft OneNote files to evade defenses

The Emotet malware is now distributed using Microsoft OneNote email attachments, aiming to bypass Microsoft security restrictions and infect more targets.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 18, 2023
- 03:03 PM
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Sandbox blockchain game breached to send emails linking to malware

The Sandbox blockchain game is warnings its community that a security incident caused some users to receive fraudulent emails impersonating the game, trying to infect them with malware.
- Bill Toulas
- March 06, 2023
- 01:18 PM
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Microsoft Outlook flooded with spam due to broken email filters

According to reports from an increasing number of Microsoft customers, Outlook inboxes have been flooded with spam emails over the last nine hours because email spam filters are currently broken.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 20, 2023
- 11:58 AM
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Google Ads invites being abused to push spam, adult sites

Google Ads invites are being abused to deliver messages promoting spam and sex websites to users otherwise not necessarily using Google Ads or related products.
- Ax Sharma
- January 23, 2023
- 11:03 AM
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New extortion scam threatens to damage sites’ reputation, leak data

An active extortion scam is targeting website owners and admins worldwide, claiming to have hacked their servers and demanding $2,500 not to leak data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 12, 2022
- 11:10 AM
- 0
Microsoft: Exchange servers hacked via OAuth apps for phishing

Microsoft says a threat actor gained access to cloud tenants hosting Microsoft Exchange servers in credential stuffing attacks, with the end goal of deploying malicious OAuth applications and sending phishing emails.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2022
- 01:13 PM
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