http://www.networkworld.com/topics/spam.html The latest spam and anti-spam news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112409-godfather-of-spam-sentenced-to.html One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit. Jeremy Kirk 2009-11-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112309-microsoft-confirms-ie6-ie7-zero-day.html Microsoft today confirmed that exploit code published last week can compromise PCs running older versions of Internet Explorer, but said its security team has not yet seen any in-the-wild attacks. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112309-de-worm-your.html So you jailbroke your iPhone. Maybe you wanted to try out some of the third party apps. Maybe you just wanted to tweak your interface. Either way, you did it without changing your root password. Now you're helplessly staring at a picture of Rick Astley, thanks to one of the new iPhone worms that are running wild--or worse, your personal information, including online banking data, could be compromised. Here's how you can figure out which worms your iPhone might have, get rid of them, and ensure that they don't come back. Patrick Miller 2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111709-64-bit-windows-safer-claims.html Windows users running 64-bit versions of the operating system are less likely to get infected by attack code, Microsoft's security team said yesterday. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-17T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111409-microsoft-confirms-first-windows-7.html Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-14T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111309-spam-campaign-targets-payment-transfer.html A new spam campaign is targeting a financial transfer system that handles trillions of dollars in transactions annually and has proved to be a fertile target of late for online fraudsters. Jeremy Kirk 2009-11-13T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111209-flash-flaw-puts-most-sites.html Hackers can exploit a flaw in Adobe's Flash to compromise nearly every Web site that allows users to upload content, including Google's Gmail, then launch silent attacks on visitors to those sites, security researchers said today. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-hackers-pillage-jailbroken.html Hackers are plundering personal data from jailbroken iPhones using the tactic demonstrated last week by an Australian programmer's self-described "prank," researchers said today. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-11T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-unpatched-smb-bug-crashes-windows.html A security researcher unveiled a new unpatched bug in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 that, when exploited, locks up the system, requiring a total shutdown to regain control. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-11T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111009-apple-delivers-mammoth-update-patches.html Apple patched 58 vulnerabilities in its Mac operating systems today, the most since May 2009, including several in the QuickTime media player that it had fixed separately in early September. Gregg Keizer 2009-11-10T12:00:00-04:00