Google has been using DKIM to improve trust in mail it sends from several of its properties for some time now. Mail from Google staffers (google.com and googlers.com), from YouTube (youtube.com), from Google Groups (googlegroups.com) and from Gmail users (gmail.com) is always signed by DKIM using those respective domains as the signer. This means we [...]
As seen in the new MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) Star Wars The Old Republic. It’s good to know that Jedi Knights have to deal with spam in their inboxes, too. Here’s a closer view of the message. For those unfamiliar with MMORPGs, the spam is selling virtual game currency for actual money. The [...]
McAfee’s Threat Predictions for 2012 include the prediction that you’ll get more spam your inbox due to legitimate companies purchasing lists through “shady but legal means”. “3. More spam in your inbox — The new trend in spamming is sending emails from advertising companies that obtain their email lists through shady but legal means. They [...]
ABC Action News in Florida did a segment on SMS text spam and pointed out that several Mobile Carriers, including AT&T and T-Mobile, make it easy for you to report text spam by forwarding the spam text to 7726, the numerical word for SPAM. To check whether your Mobile Operator supports forwarding spam text messages, [...]
Recent mobile data analyzed by Cloudmark reveals mobile cyber criminals are increasing the sophistication of their attacks leveraging multiple techniques to evade detection and target unsuspecting mobile users. Some of these techniques include a combination of large banks of phone numbers, rapidly changing content, and a number of website domains to send fraudulent messages and [...]
Recent mobile data analyzed by Cloudmark reveals mobile cyber criminals are increasing the sophistication of their attacks leveraging multiple evasion techniques to target unsuspecting mobile users. Cloudmark has specifically seen a surge of financial spam and fraud activity picking up over the SMS channel. The text in each fraudulent SMS appears as if it is [...]
Mashable did a video spot about the blog post we did earlier this week: Cyber Monday UPS package not delivered email fraud http://mashable.com/2011/11/28/ups-package-not-delivered-scam/
The Internet Engineering Task Force met in Taipei in mid-November. Cloudmark was in attendance, working to advance several things through the IETF processes, including a new working group that will produce protocols and advice documents relevant to reputation services (see my previous posts about DKIM and domain reputation); creation of a working group seeking advancement [...]
Cyber Monday sales can mean big savings for shoppers and massive profits for scammers. One campaign Cloudmark has been tracking, as we ramp up to the holiday shopping season, is the UPS “Package Not Delivered” scam designed to prey on online shoppers who are worried about the timely delivery of their purchases. The emails look [...]
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of one of our colleagues in the messaging industry, Jesse David “JD” Falk. JD was a tireless contributor to building a safer Internet. His work at MAAWG, IETF and CAUCE helped make electronic messaging safer for everyone using a computer or phone to communicate. But [...]