After a multi-day freeze triggered by a wave of spam messages, officials confirmed late Thursday that Oregon government emails could once again reach the public—and described the attack as part of a sophisticated scheme.
Security
Jun 22, 2018
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I had a reader write in to ask about spam.
Security
Nov 29, 2017
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A US judge on Thursday sentenced a Russian citizen to 46 months in prison for his role in a global computer fraud that took in millions, the Justice Department announced.
Security
Aug 3, 2017
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A computer expert was sentenced Thursday to two years' probation for helping send millions of spam messages that allowed computer marketers to illegally harvest email addresses and phone numbers.
Security
Jan 28, 2016
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Spam spreads much faster and to more people when it is being propagated by hacked, or otherwise compromised, email accounts rather than legitimate accounts, according to research published in the International Journal of ...
Security
Nov 26, 2014
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Homomorphic encryption is one of the most exciting new research topics in cryptography, which promises to make cloud computing perfectly secure. With it, a Web user would send encrypted data to a server in the cloud, which ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 10, 2013
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Digg, the once high-flying social news site, relaunched Wednesday under new ownership after a six-week rebuilding.
Internet
Aug 1, 2012
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A few years ago, Ankur Suri saw a friend beaten up by fellow classmates after he e-mailed pornography to female friends - or rather, his computer had.
Internet
Jul 23, 2012
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(AP) -- Facebook is strengthening its security controls in an attempt to protect its 900 million users from spam and malicious content.
Internet
Apr 25, 2012
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The New York Times accidentally flooded email inboxes on Wednesday when a message destined for a few readers who had canceled their subscriptions ended up going out to millions.
Internet
Dec 28, 2011
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