DV Hardware bringing you the hottest news about processors, graphics cards, Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ATi, hardware and technology!

   Home | News submit | News Archives | Reviews | Articles | Howto's | Advertise
 
DarkVision Hardware - Daily tech news
  Login/sign up  


Main Menu

Home
User account
Info
News archives
Links
Articles
Howto
Reviews
Member list
 

Who's Online
There are currently 117 people and 0 DV-member(s) online.

 

Latest Reviews
  • Enermax Aeolus Premium CP003
  • Altego Clear Laptop Sleeve
  • Lian Li PC-V354
  • Arctic Cooling K381 keyboard
  • Arctic Power Charger Plus
  • ATP PhotoFinder Mini
  • BitFenix Colossus
  • Roccat Taito Kingsize mTw Edition mousepad
  •  

    RSS
    RSS
     

    Stock market spam decreasing

    Posted on Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 11:45:33 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck


    Security firms report the amount of Pump 'n Dump financial fraud spam has dropped from 50 percent of all spam in February to just 5 percent today:
    'Pump 'n' dump' is the name given to spam emails distributed by online fraudsters looking to boost the share price of thinly spread, small-cap stocks.

    The scam, often linked to mafia criminal groups, has essentially been around since even before the internet (via cold-calling rather than email). It reached its online peak in February of this year - representing half the total spam in circulation.

    But an analysis of some six million emails per week conducted by Marshal Software's TRACE team shows that the scam now only represents 5.1 per cent.

    Bradley Antsis, director of product management at Marshal, said the joint efforts of financial regulators and
    Image-based spam also decreased but unfortunately the total volume of spam remains the same, or even slightly higher.


     
    Threshold
      
    The comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
     

    DV Hardware - Privacy statement
    All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owner.
    The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2002-2012 DM Media Group bvba