You Probably Shouldn’t Click That Email ‘Unsubscribe’ Link. Here’s What to Do Instead

It’s tempting to click on 'unsubscribe' to defend yourself from spam emails. But that can sometimes make things worse. Here’s ...
PC World

Spammers Tune Their Game to Stay Ahead of Filters and Law Enforcement

When Microsoft slayed the notorious botnet Rustock, which had been sending as much as 40 percent of all spam worldwide, in March 2011, it forced the volume of spam into a decline from which it has ...
Government Technology

Is the U.S. the largest email spammer in the world?

Turns out the majority of the spam hitting your inbox is originating in the U.S. Cybersecurity company VIPRE’s Email Threat Trends Report for Q1 2025 found that 57 percent of all spam emails sent in ...
Ars Technica

Spammer spoofing my email address

Last Friday, I started getting bounced messages from compuserve and other hosts for emails I had never sent. Some investigation showed that a spammer (who I will refer to as Tiny, his first email was ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Email spam is breaking through again. Here's what you can do to minimize it.

Jaden Geller is giving up on his Gmail inbox. The 26-year-old security engineer in San Francisco has been battling an explosion of spam to his free email account for months, like mailing lists he ...
MediaPost

Suspected Email Spammer Extradited To U.S.

Spain has extradited a suspected cyber criminal to the U.S. Pyotr Levashov, from Russia, allegedly sent bulk spam email and malicious software. He pleaded not guilty before a federal judge in ...