Latest Spam news

AT&T delays Microsoft 365 email delivery due to spam wave

AT&T's email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a "high volume" spam wave originating from Microsoft's service.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 09, 2024
- 01:58 PM
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Microsoft will limit Exchange Online bulk emails to fight spam

Microsoft has announced plans to fight spam by imposing a daily Exchange Online bulk email limit of 2,000 external recipients starting January 2025.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 15, 2024
- 03:11 PM
- 0
Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix

Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails being blocked and marked as spam when trying to email Gmail accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 02, 2024
- 06:09 PM
- 2
Google now blocks spoofed emails for better phishing protection

Google has started automatically blocking emails sent by bulk senders who don't meet stricter spam thresholds and authenticate their messages as required by new guidelines to strengthen defenses against spam and phishing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 01, 2024
- 04:29 PM
- 8
Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams

Google's new AI-powered 'Search Generative Experience' algorithms recommend scam sites that redirect visitors to unwanted Chrome extensions, fake iPhone giveaways, browser spam subscriptions, and tech support scams.
- Mayank Parmar
- March 25, 2024
- 07:32 AM
- 3
Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam

Google has officially announced it's ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform's increasing struggle with spam content.
- Mayank Parmar
- January 02, 2024
- 12:03 PM
- 1
‘Wall of Flippers’ detects Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks

A new Python project called 'Wall of Flippers' detects Bluetooth spam attacks launched by Flipper Zero and Android devices.
- Bill Toulas
- December 23, 2023
- 10:09 AM
- 8
Microsoft: OAuth apps used to automate BEC and cryptomining attacks

Microsoft warns that financially-motivated threat actors are using OAuth applications to automate BEC and phishing attacks, push spam, and deploy VMs for cryptomining.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2023
- 06:53 PM
- 0
Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks ported to new Android app

Recent Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks have now been ported to an Android app, allowing a much larger number of devices to implement these annoying spam alerts.
- Bill Toulas
- October 31, 2023
- 04:06 PM
- 0
Flipper Zero can now spam Android, Windows users with Bluetooth alerts

A custom Flipper Zero firmware called 'Xtreme' has added a new feature to perform Bluetooth spam attacks on Android and Windows devices.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2023
- 02:54 PM
- 0
Microsoft disables bad spam rule flagging all sent emails as junk

Microsoft has disabled a bad anti-spam rule flooding Microsoft 365 admins' inboxes with blind carbon copies (BCC) of outbound emails mistakenly flagged as spam.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2023
- 04:11 AM
- 2
Exchange Online mail delivery issues caused by anti-spam rules

Microsoft is investigating Exchange Online mail delivery issues causing "Server busy" errors and delays when receiving emails from outside organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 11, 2023
- 12:10 PM
- 0
Microsoft 365 admins warned of new Google anti-spam rules

Microsoft urged Microsoft 365 email senders this week to authenticate outbound messages following new anti-spam rules for bulk senders announced earlier this week by Google.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 08, 2023
- 11:09 AM
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Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024

Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 03, 2023
- 02:41 PM
- 1
Flipper Zero can be used to launch iOS Bluetooth spam attacks

The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to aggressively spam Bluetooth connection messages at Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads.
- Bill Toulas
- September 06, 2023
- 04:12 PM
- 0
Hotmail email delivery fails after Microsoft misconfigures DNS

Hotmail users worldwide have problems sending emails, with messages flagged as spam or not delivered after Microsoft misconfigured the domain's DNS SPF record.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 18, 2023
- 11:44 AM
- 2
Knight ransomware distributed in fake Tripadvisor complaint emails

The Knight ransomware is being distributed in an ongoing spam campaign that pretends to be TripAdvisor complaints.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 12, 2023
- 11:16 AM
- 0
University websites using MediaWiki, TWiki hacked to serve Fortnite spam

Websites of multiple U.S. universities are serving Fortnite and 'gift card' spam. Researchers observed Wiki and documentation pages being hosted by universities including Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, UMass Amherst, Northeastern, Caltech, among others, were compromised.
- Ax Sharma
- April 21, 2023
- 04:35 AM
- 0
Legion: New hacktool steals credentials from misconfigured sites

A new Python-based credential harvester and SMTP hijacking tool named 'Legion' is being sold on Telegram, allowing cybercriminals to automate attacks against online email services.
- Bill Toulas
- April 13, 2023
- 06:00 AM
- 0
Emotet malware now distributed in Microsoft OneNote files to evade defenses

The Emotet malware is now distributed using Microsoft OneNote email attachments, aiming to bypass Microsoft security restrictions and infect more targets.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 18, 2023
- 03:03 PM
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