Spam on the wane, but phishing attacks increase
Symantec report shows that recent arrests have successfully reduced global spam messages
A new report from leading IT security firm Symantec states that global spam messages have declined by almost 50 per cent since August this year. It ascribes the decrease to recent arrests and the closure...
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