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• Romania, Panama cutting back on spam

  Romania and Panama, two of the world's notable sources of spam, now have fewer computers producing it, according to security vendor Cloudmark.

• 500 websites at hosting companies are compromised each day: report

  Cyber-criminals are compromising websites at hosting companies at an ever furious rate in order to exploit them to host dangerous content and send spam via compromised accounts, according to messaging security firm Cloudmark in its threat report today.

• Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds

  The volume of mobile spam messages touting free gift cards sharply fell after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints in early March against eight companies, according to antispam vendor Cloudmark.

• Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam

  In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.

• Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam

  In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.

• Google to use Return Path anti-phishing system

  Google has joined Yahoo, software site Tucows and filtering firm Cloudmark in signing up to use Return Path's now formally launched Domain Assurance service which the company claims will turn the screw on phishing and brand-hijacking spam.

• GSMA to recommend SMS spam reporting system

  The GSMA will recommend that operators join a program that allows mobile subscribers to report SMS spam using short codes in an effort to gather more data on a growing annoyance.

• Cloudmark DesktopOne Basic stops spam

  Tired of getting e-mail from Nigerian strangers offering to help you claim several million dollars? Don't want your inbox littered with offers to enlarge private body parts? Try Cloudmark DesktopOne Basic (free), which does an excellent job of killing spam before you ever read it. Even if you have a spam filter on your e-mail software, you'll find it useful.