Tag Archives: Emails

Jul
22

Lulzsec holds Sun emails

LulzSec Logo The LulzSec hacking group has backtracked on promises to release 4GB of emails from News International and the royal family. LulzSec initially promised to release the emails this week, claiming to.. more
Jan
04

Microsoft Hotmail glitch affected 17,000 users

Microsoft has posted up an apology regarding the Hotmail glitch which struck on December 30th, and resulted in the deletion of many users emails and folders. The problem occurred globally, and.. more
Oct
24

10% of UK websites guilty of spamming visitors

Research conducted by the Spam Ratings site has shown that one in ten UK websites hit their visitors with “dangerous and malicious” spam. The study took place over the course of.. more
Jun
02

Millions of pounds lost through online fraud

Despite organisations running days of action against online and other fraud, the loses experienced by the UK public are claimed to be running at a massive £3.5 billion per year! The day of action took place on the 1st June and involved organisations from around.. more
May
11

Spam should be deleted

Businesses and IT managers should make sure they are deleting spam on a regular basis according to Rik Ferguson, a senior security technician with the security and software firm Trend Micro. It is being suggested that users who see emails with the look and feel.. more
Jul
31

Ninety two per cent of all email is SPAM

It has been found that ninety two per cent of all email is now Spam according to research carried out by the computer security firm McAfee, which has claimed that the growth of Spam in the past three months is cause for concern. During the.. more
May
08

Empty emails bypass spam filters

Spam filters have done a great job in stopping lots of spam from getting into the computer user’s inbox. Most computer users have spam filters and although some spam may get through, a vast amount of spam is blocked. Yet spammers are forever playing around.. more
Apr
29

Government and Phorm in contact over legal issues

The Home Office has been accused of working with the targeted advertising firm Phorm over whether its advertising solution was legal. The Home Office totally denies that it has colluded with Phorm, but according to the Lib Dem Home Affairs spokesperson, Baroness Sue Miller, copies.. more
Jan
12

New email law provokes complaints

New security rules, which will mean that internet service providers have to keep details of all emails sent in the UK, are being hailed as a waste of cash and will probably clash with civil liberty rules too. Currently ISPs keep copies of emails on.. more
Jan
09

Tax rebate email warning

Many taxpayers are receiving emails which look as if they come from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), at a time when they might expect to hear from HMRC, with the 31 January deadline for self assessment drawing closer. These emails claim that those who are.. more