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Security Firm Finds Spammers Thriving in U.S.
Source:esecurityplanet.com
Security Firm McAfee's December spam report suggests that while antivirus and antispyware vendors continue to improve their security software offerings on a daily basis, hackers are still taking advantage of America's technology and fascination with pop culture to spread their spam.
The report follows closely on a recent spam study released by networking giant Cisco Systems, which noted a 20 percent decline in the number of spam messages emanating from U.S. computers this year. That drop-off was enough to bump the United States out of the top spot on the global spam list, with that dubious distinction passing to Brazil.
But the McAfee researchers found that the United States is still very much a haven for spammers. The security software vendor pointed out that Americans' fascination with popular culture has not got unnoticed by spam purveyors. Using socially engineered lures such as Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods, spammers are finding more creative ways to get people to read and distribute their wares.
McAfee is now warning users to be on the lookout for the "Twitter job" spam, a campaign that purports to be an advertisement for jobs at the popular social networking and communications site, but is actually just another spamming come-on.
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