“For the first time, e-mails promoting goods associated with personal or family safety have made a curious appearance in our inboxes,” the company notes. “This new wave of e-mails now offer a range of security kits, emblazoned with alarmist headlines are becoming widespread. Subject lines such as ‘Protect your child from sex offenders! Download now!’, and ‘You can’t see it, but it can see you’ are attempting to awaken us from the run-of-the mills spam we’re used to seeing.”
Alyn Hockey, Clearswift’s director of research, notes it’s ironic spammers are using security fears to peddle “viruses, phishing scams and spyware – three of the most popular security threats.”
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