I share an interview where Anders Jacobsen talked directly to a spammer, offering a unique look at the early spam industry's infrastructure, motivations, and the tools they used to bypass filters in 2002.
Explore common tactics used by spammers to bypass filters and deceive recipients, as illustrated by Scientific American. The graphic details technical maneuvers and psychological tricks employed in mass email campaigns during the mid-2000s.
I shared a Computerworld report on the evolution of sophisticated spam techniques. It details how spammers were learning to bypass early filters, highlighting the ongoing arms race between junk mailers and corporate email security.
I explore a clever yet questionable method for fighting spam by Habeas, which embeds haikus into emails to transform unsolicited messages into copyright violations, making them legally actionable in ways traditional anti-spam measures aren't.
I share a convincing PayPal phishing email that almost fooled me. This example illustrates how sophisticated spam can look, mimicking official branding and layout to trick even cautious users into clicking malicious links.
I’m sharing a warning from Yahoo about spam: never reply with "Remove me from the mailing list." Doing so only confirms your email address is active, which likely leads to even more unwanted messages in your inbox.