Phising combines internet and phone conversations

In a new twist on phishing, fraudsters are sending out e-mail that attempt to trick people into sharing personal information over the phone.

Cloudmark, a San Francisco-based e-mail security company, said it has seen two separate attacks this week. In both cases, the spammed message warns of a problem with a bank account and [...]

China to take first place in spamsending

U.S. junk e-mailers sent more spam than those in any other country during the first quarter, a security company recently reported, although China is hot on America’s heels.According to U.K.-based Sophos, U.S. senders accounted for 23.1 percent of the world’s spam in 2006′s first three months. Chinese spammers sent 21.9 percent of global junk [...]