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Symantec Spam Report: Hacked Personal Email Accounts Used to Scam Contacts

Tags: spam, productivity, email, network

Overview Imagine that someone hijacked one's personal Webmail account without one's knowledge. Now imagine that this person pretends to be the other person and begins sending emails requesting financial assistance to everyone on the other persons contact list. According to the latest State of Spam Report, 80% of all email today is spam, placing a significant strain on one's network, budget, and employee productivity. Symantec's objective is to leverage mail security intelligence from its Global Intelligence Network to help protect one's business from this growing threat.

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Publisher: Symantec
File Format: HTML
Date Published: May 29, 2009
Format: White Papers
Topics: Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing, Network Security, Security Management

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