3 simple tips for getting to inbox zero with Apple Mail
A common New Year’s resolution is getting more organized, and email is often very much in need of organization. I've long been a fan of the “Inbox Zero” philosophy. It’s easier than you think to accomplish, and these simple tips will help you get there.
New York Times mistakenly spams 8 million people
UPDATE: Just after we posted the story below, New York Times reporters confirmed that the e-mail was from the paper, and that it was mistakenly sent to more than 8 million people instead of only 300 as intended. Previously,...
Infamous spam king could get prison time for Facebook spamming, phishing
Notorious spam-monger Sanford Wallace has been brought up on federal fraud charges for allegedly using phished Facebook accounts to send 27 million spam messages in 2008 and 2009. If the charges hold, Wallace could serve more th...
MobileMe webmail balks at political bulk mailings
Unfortunately, as originally reported by John Brownlee at Cult of Mac, it looks like Apple may be filtering out emails sent from the online MobileMe client based on content. The story is that a user was trying to send an email mentioning "Authorit...
Apple: MobileMe Filters Block Spam, Not Political Content
Earlier today, we reported that Apple is invisibly filtering certain outgoing messages sent through their MobileMe email service. Apple has now responded to that story, and while they admit that there is some level of filtering going on with MobileMe’s email service in order to...4 million strong Alureon P2P botnet "practically indestructible"
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs analyzing the 4.5 million-strong Alureon botnet (also known as TDL and TDSS) have branded it "practically indestructible." Law enforcement agencies have had some success recently at disrupting ...
Kindle e-book store slammed by spam "authors"
Amazon's Kindle e-books store has been hit hard by spam in the last few months, according to Reuters. Hundreds of entities are pulling quasi-useless content found for free or for a small price on the...
Appeals judges berate spammer for "ridiculous," "incompetent" litigation
Oral arguments in US appellate courts tend to be staid affairs, with judges asking probing questions and attorneys politely sparring over the finer points of legal doctrine. So Joseph Kish, attorney for alleged serial spammin...
How the FBI nabbed a Russian spam king in Las Vegas
On October 30, Oleg Nikolaenko flew from his home in Moscow to JFK airport, and then on to Las Vegas. He checked in to the Bellagio Hotel, where he attended the Speciality Equipment Market Association car show, a show...
