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FTC nails 29 spammers who sent over 180m texts promising freebies

FTC nails 29 spammers who sent over 180m texts promising freebies
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • The US Federal Trade Commission has charged 29 individuals who allegedly sent millions of spam text messages to phone users promising "free" prizes. The defendants are reportedly responsible for sending more than 180 million unwanted messages to random phone numbers,…

Android botnet turns infected handsets into SMS spam generators

Android botnet turns infected handsets into SMS spam generators
  • Posted December 20, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • A new Trojan called SpamSolider that infects Android devices is to blame for an increasing number of spam text messages in the US. The malicious software is bundled alongside free versions of popular mobile games like Angry Birds Space and…

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