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We’re winning the fight against spam, say Gmail researchers

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Twitter may be banning links in Direct Messages to help fight spammers

If you try to send a link in a direct message on Twitter today, you're probably going to get an error message. What's behind this snafu?
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Are humans going to lose the war for the social Web to spam?

Will bots and spammers take over our social networks?

Who’s most likely to click on spam? Neurotic women on Facebook

Spammers have better luck with certain types of people.

Surprise! Twitter is still teeming with fake accounts

The Twitter spam and bot problem is a well known one, and a new study says it hasn't been fixed.
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Spammers can make your Instagram account automatically follow them [UPDATE]

Did a strange new account show up in your Instagram feed recently? It appears a new spam attack is plaguing the platform.

Fruit invasion: Instagram hit by spammers selling ‘miracle’ diet

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Vine now comes with spam … lots and lots of spam.

There's some new Vine users, and they're horrible spammers.
Black markets for Twitter accounts put a price on your reputation

Black markets for Twitter accounts put a price on your reputation

Years of tweeting have brought you thousands of dedicated followers, but what how much cash would it take to hand over the keys to a stranger?
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Followgen will give you tons of new Twitter followers, as well a guilt complex

You can get new, non-bot Twitter followers by running a simple program. But should you?
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Spammers use Boston bombing, Texas fires and other human tragedy to spread malware

Just to underline what horrible people they are, spammers are taking advantage of people's curiosity about Boston to spread viruses. Stay classy.

Don’t get punked by Facebook, watch out for these spam attacks

Don't get your account hacked or spam your friends into oblivion; avoid these new spam and scam attacks taking over Facebook.
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Dropbox investigating user reports of spam emails, sounds similar to last year’s security breach

Instagram's growing pains: The spambots are here

You want likes? We got likes! Getting dirty in Instagram’s seedy spambot underbelly

It was a matter of time: Turns out, Twitter and Facebook aren't the only ones with a spambot problem - Instagram has joined their ranks.

The ProfileStalkr Tumblr app won’t track who’s looking at your blog, but it will spam your followers

Don't click: myZamana emails

‘Dating service’ myZamana will infiltrate your Gmail and spam your friends

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‘Passive sharing’ clogs the arteries of social networks, but is it too late for a bypass?

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How to block Twitter spam & scams right now

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McAfee patches flaw that turned protected systems into spam relays

New York Times email meant for 300 people goes to eight million by mistake

Yahoo awarded $610 million in judgment against spammers

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Facebook: Browser bug, not Anonymous, behind sex and violence spam attack

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Facebook’s ‘hidden’ spam folder

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Spammers create and launch URL shortening services to hide links

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LinkedIn opts 100 million members into sharing user information within advertisements

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‘Spam King’ surrenders to FBI, indicted on hacking charges

Cisco Global Threat Report

Cisco: Unique malware multiplying in 2011

Email could use a revamp, not a replacement

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Google+ runs out of disk space, goes spam crazy

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Cisco: Spammers shifting to targeted attacks

Spam storm clogs the Kindle self-publishing platform

Microsoft Spambot infographic (Rustock) (March 2011)

Microsoft still after Rustock botnet operators

Yahoo Mail update May 2011

Yahoo Mail taps into Facebook, Twitter, and more

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Osama bin Laden spam floods Web, promises gory video