Loading ...Spams, which are also known as junk e-mails are those messages which are sent to a number of recipients by e-mail. These spams generally contain malicious attachments that interfere with the normal functioning of the system and make it vulnerable to serious security threats.
Security measures are regularly taken to get rid of spams. However, last week, the spam traffic reached a two-year high, overall. According to a report from M86 Security labs, which monitor spam levels across selected domains, majority of spam e-mails come from spammers who disguise to be from United Parcel Service (UPS), a package delivery company which delivers 15 million packages a day. Other mails originate from hotels, gambling and dating services, pharmaceutical companies and also from cable companies.
As per the blog post of the security vendor’s research team, malicious spam made up at least 13 percent of the total spam volume last week, which now rose to 24 percent. Though many botnets including Rustock were dealt with strictly in recent times, it now seems that spammers or cybercriminals are again got into action in a big way.
“After multiple recent botnet takedowns, cybercriminal groups remain resilient clearly looking to build their botnets and distribute more fake AV in the process,” the company says in its blog. “It seems spammers have returned from a holiday break and are enthusiastically back to work.”
The reason behind this sudden increase in not clear till date however, Internet users all-over the world are advised to take adequate measures to ensure online security.
