[News] [Rival] Windows Zombies Start New Wave of SPAM

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Storm gang spammers pump up volume with major spoken scam slam

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| Spammers started delivering spoken messages mid-week in the newest twist on 
| the ongoing pump-and-dump scam, several security researchers said.  
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| According to analysts, the spam is coming from the individual or gang 
| responsible for the Storm Trojan, and is being sent from a piece of the  
| Storm-built botnet that was recently split off from the core group of 
| compromised computers.  
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Related:

Symantec Software Battles Vicious New PC Enemies: 'Bots'

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| "We are seeing rapid increase in botnet infections," says Ed Kim, director 
| of product management in the consumer division at Symantec. 
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