Someone asked me about adult spam links and whether or not they should disavow them. There are two sides to whether they should disavow. Many sites collect adult links naturally, like barnacles on a ship. They eventually drop off and are replaced by other spam links and that likewise disappear in time. This usually happens […]
There are nearly 4 billion active email users around the world. So it makes sense that email is one of the most popular ways for businesses to reach out to potential customers. But you cannot simply reach out to anyone and everyone via email whenever you see fit. There are anti-spam laws in place to
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When our tools don’t automatically detect and clean malicious code, that’s when we start our investigation process—and the majority of these research findings end up on the blog or as a Labs note. However, other times we update our tools to automatically detect and remediate the malware, then stash the code sample in our zoo
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Google is working on a fix to stop Google Calendar spam. Which is hitting more and more people every week. And while Google’s permanent fix isn’t ready yet, there is a way to stop Google Calendar spam right now by tweaking a few settings. Spammers Start Targeting Google Calendar Spam has traditionally been sent via
You’re checking the online diary to check if some dreaded event is looming when suddenly a message pops up promising you a free iPhone. Click the link in this alert, however, and you could end up being cast down into a world of pain. This is the situation facing vast numbers of people who have
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Spam is annoying enough when it evades email filters and fills up your inbox. And spammers have now finally figured-out how to infiltrate Google Calendars with phoney promises of free iPhones and rapid weight loss. The hack takes advantage of a usually helpful Google Calendar feature that automatically adds events you are invited to via
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I wanted to highlight a tweet from Bing search spam fighter, Frédéric Dubut, who basically said removing spam from the search results is not the same thing as suppressing free speech. He said if you do not remove spam “the entire product becomes completely unusable.” It reminds me of that guy who was arguing with
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As the internet has evolved, the threat of cybercrime continues to rise with hackers constantly looking for new ways to steal information, extort money, and wreak havoc on businesses and individuals. Although major data breaches dominate the news today, most instances of cyber-attacks occur on a smaller scale. Despite the omnipresence of social media, email
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Over the past year, AI systems have made huge strides in their ability to generate convincing text, churning out everything from song lyrics to short stories. Experts have warned that these tools could be used to spread political disinformation, but there’s another target that’s equally plausible and potentially more lucrative: gaming Google. Instead of being
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