Just when we thought the spam scourge was over, it appears it’s making a comeback. After four straight quarters of decline, spam volumes on the Internet rose 92 percent in February, according to security firm Eleven Research Team. Nasty forms of spam also showed significant increases. Phishing emails jumped 69.8 percent, malware-bearing messages rose 156.9 percent, and virus outbreaks related to emails climbed 49.8 percent.
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Spam Boom Prompts Call for Businesses to Ditch Email
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 18, 2013 06:00 AMJust when we thought the spam scourge was over, it appears it’s making a comeback. After four straight quarters of decline, spam volumes on the Internet rose 92 percent in February, according to security firm Eleven Research Team. Nasty forms of spam also showed significant increases. Phishing emails jumped 69.8 percent, malware-bearing messages rose 156.9 percent, and virus outbreaks related to emails climbed 49.8 percent.