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Twitter is handing control back to its users with new two features that will screen out unwanted content - and unwanted users.

In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.

Enforcement agencies from around the world including New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight against spam.

ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.

Hush-hush attitudes contribute to cyber attacks that are devastating New Zealand businesses, warns IT firm Resolve.

Bayrob displays a message suggesting the user the downloaded file is incompatible with the system, while it is actually already releasing a Trojan.

Bitdefender has discovered a global spam campaign spreading banking Trojan Dyre, using various approaches to maximise damage.

SMX has launched a new offering designed to make it easy for resellers and customers to integrate SMX email filtering with Office 365.

Facebook aims to reduce distribution of hoax stories in News Feed, adding annotations to posts receiving multiple hoax reports, according to a recent blog post.

The man was found to have sent 2,230 commercial electronic messages following an online argument. The emails were mainly abusive in nature.

Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.

Unsolicited email or spam may be a mere nuisance for most emails users, but for a system administrator spam is a headache and a major security threat.

An Auckland marketing firm has been stung with a record $120,000 fine, after inundating Kiwis with over half a million spam messages.

Snapchat users are experiencing an influx of spam snaps featuring topless women, according to security experts.

Kiwis heading to the FIFA World Cup warned by Microsoft to guard against cyber scams in cybercrime hotspot Brazil.

Spammers are capitalizing on the iPhone 5S and 5C hype to launch a stock scam campaign convincing people to buy shares of Apple.

Sophos unveils the US and Belarus lead in global spam production, with trends showing shifts in the spamming landscape.

Ah, holidays. They inevitably mean you get spammed with malware and we get spammed with press releases from antivirus companies.

Symantec's December intelligence report shows the sex/dating category made up a whopping 82.6% of all spam traffic.

Spam declines by 32%, but cyberattacks surge as scammers exploit social networks and mobile phones, says Symantec's 2011 report.