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  1. QuintonB

    Email spam drops for second month in a row

    Email spam continues to decline Kapersky Labs has seen a decrease in email spam since a busy mid-year period
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    Large botnet gets nailed

    Huge spam botnet shutdown Grum botnet has been clamped down after long-running spam operations
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    Get involved in fighting SPAM - What does it mean to consent?

    Parliament is considering a proposal made by one MP to amend the definition of "consent" as this is currently set out in the Protection of Personal Information Bill. Why should you care? If the proposal goes through we will go backwards to an opt-out system where you will be regarded as...
  4. jes

    SA's top e-mail spammers named and shamed

    SA's top e-mail spammers named and shamed Latest ISPA Hall of Shame report lists 57 local spammers and 32 South African e-mail address resellers
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    SMS spammers named, shamed, and fined

    SMS spammers named, shamed, and fined WASPA lists the companies behind some of the SMS spam in South Africa, and fines them up to R80,000
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    Block Spam from domains on the South Africa ISPA Spam Hall of Shame using DNSBL

    http://www.topdog.za.net/2012/04/22/tip:-block-spam-from-domains-on-the-south-africa-ispa-spam-hall-of-shame-using-dnsbl/
  7. jes

    64 South African spammers named and shamed

    64 South African spammers named and shamed The latest ISPA Hall of Shame list names and shames 64 South African spammers and 34 e-mail resellers
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    National spam opt-out list provider - TrustFabric versus DMASA

    National spam opt-out list provider - TrustFabric versus DMASA Two anti-spam lists, both alike in dignity, in fair South Africa where we lay our scene…
  9. QuintonB

    Spammers exploit news events

    Spammers exploit Jobs’ death : Kaspersky The October 2011 spam report from Kaspersky Lab found that the majority of spam referring to the death of Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, contained malicious code.
  10. jes

    Biggest spammers in SA named and shamed

    Biggest spammers in SA named and shamed ISPA names and shames South Africa’s biggest spammers and email address resellers in their Hall of Shame
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    Telesales & spam because of Rica

    I just had a consultant from 8ta phone me and try to sell me a cellphone contract. When I asked her where she got my number, she said from Rica. According to her they have access to anyone who has Rica'd their phones. If that's true, then it would also explain the extra phone spam I've been...
  12. PsyWulf

    Opera Telecom: Scam SMS' doing the rounds - ems.cx & bzm.tv (Sprint Media / Oxygen8)

    Basically SMS rings as follows: Upon visiting this site you are presented with a new link to fetch the content from Mobmatic (A Wasp VAS site) Upon clicking the button to redeem/retrieve the message you are subbed for a R7 per day service What you don't see on your cell screen is the bottom of...
  13. Scooby_Doo

    mybroadband Daily News Letter

    Hey all, I have tried to unsubscribe to the news letter but it will not work, just says that the request has been processed and I should check my email for confirmation but it does not work... Any ideas?
  14. jes

    Big spam fight in South Africa

    Big spam fight in South Africa Latest ISPA Hall of Shame reveals the biggest South African spammers and e-mail resellers
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    Competitions on the web

    Why can't people be bothered to enter online competitions, are they just too lazy or worried about their information being used and spammed to hell? I have won numerous competitions on loads of local websites, the latest one being a luxury holiday in a 5 star place in Port Elizabeth. The...
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    Database for sale...

    Greetings, I received and email about databases for sale, South African based. Tracing this back I noticed that this company / individual is already listed in the ISPA Hall of shame. http://ispa.org.za/spam/hall-of-shame/ However, instead of just ranting and raving I have made contact...
  17. jes

    Symantec July 2011 Intelligence Report: Security threat statistics

    Symantec July 2011 Intelligence Report: Security threat statistics Symantec’s Intelligence report shows that malware variants are on the rise, and mobile phone users are increasingly targeted.
  18. jes

    Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Return of the spam

    Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Return of the spam Last Horcrux brings more spam, says Symantec
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    Which spam management approach do you prefer?

    Opt-in: You only receive direct marketing you have consented to receive or which is relevant to a recent commercial relationship you had with the sender. Opt-out: You only stop receiving direct marketing when you ask to stop receiving it through unsubscribing from a distribution list.
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    Spam - Resources

    Local resources: Direct Marketing Association of South Africa - http://www.dmasa.org/ ISPA spam page - http://ispa.org.za/spam/ ISPA Guide to Responsible E-mail Marketing - http://ispa.org.za/spam/responsible-email-marketing/ Internet Society of South Africa spam page -...
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