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InternetNews August 11, 2010	SMS-Sending Trojan Hits Android Devices Security software firm Kaspersky Lab has detected a Trojan that hides itself in a media player application to send text messages to premium numbers and run up users' wireless service bills.
InternetNews May 23, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Learning to Live With Spam Pew research finds users have gotten smarter about spam and are learning to deal with it, in more ways than one.
InternetNews March 2, 2011	PDF Malware on the Rise: MessageLabs Latest report from security vendor Symantec's MessageLabs unit highlights surge in malicious software hiding in PDF attachments, while overall email threats are on the rise.
InternetNews July 15, 2010	Spammers Stalk Smaller States, Businesses Latest spam report from Symantec finds that large spamming syndicates send a larger percentage of malware missives to SMBs and consumers in states with smaller populations.
InternetNews September 10, 2010	Weekly Tally of Malicious Sites Grows to 57,000 Researchers at Panda Security have produced an alarming study, finding that Internet scammers create 57,000 malicious websites each week in an effort to rook unsuspecting Web surfers.
InternetNews April 15, 2010	Google Sees Spam Surging on Botnet Activity Google's Postini e-mail filtering and security service saw 30 percent spike in spam messages in March, highlighting the proliferation of botnets across the Internet.
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InternetNews January 6, 2011	Google Ups Ante in Fight Against Spam The latest addition to the Google Apps suite for business customers is a free email authentication option.
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InternetNews January 15, 2010 Larry Barrett	Russia Blamed for 13% of Global Cyber Attacks New report from Akamai awards Russia the dubious distinction of world's leading source of cyber threats.
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CRM January 21, 2005 Colin Beasty	Harbor Freight Tools Cans Spam The retailer has seen double-digit results through better targeting its email marketing.
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