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T security and control firm Sophos has identified a trend of Storm spam e-mail traffic peaking in accordance with time zones across the world. According to their study, the spam e-mail traffic peaked thrice in any 24-hour cycle while computers in Beijing, London and New York come online.

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The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said in a new report Thursday that it saw a sharp rise in November in malware that directs users to DNS (Domain Name System) servers controlled by phishers.

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Spam has risen for the sixth quarter in a row, with 96.4% of all e-mail now spam, says network monitoring firm Ipswitch. Using its Spamometer system, which measures e-mail that is received, Ipswitch said the increase in spam for the quarter just gone compared with 95% the previous quarter, and the 84% for the same [...]