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Special Report: Spam and Phishing
Google Disables Gmail Accounts by Mistake
Google recently mistakenly disabled the Gmail accounts of some users due to an apparently overzealous attempt by the company to combat spammers.
 

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In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect congratulates Capitol Hill lawmakers for anti-spam legislation that he says will help preserve the Internet as an efficient medium for global communication and commerce
Google Disables Gmail Accounts by Mistake: An overzealous antispam measure erroneously blocks legitimate users, prompting a traffic jam on Google's forums. (PC World, December 10, 2007; 8:19 AM)
 
Online Advertiser Pays $650,000 in Spam Fines: The FTC settles charges with Adteractive, accused of using deceptive spam to lure people to its sites. (PC World, December 2, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Online Advertiser Pays $650,000 in Spam Fines: The FTC settles charges with Adteractive, accused of using deceptive spam to lure people to its sites. (PC World, December 1, 2007; 6:19 PM)
 
Avira Premium Security Suite: Avira's great threat detection is offset by a dearth of various features typical of a security suite. (PC World, November 29, 2007; 9:19 PM)
 
US Internet Control Lead Topic in Rio (AP, November 10, 2007; 2:58 AM)
 
U.S. Internet Control Lead Topic in Rio (AP, November 8, 2007; 4:43 PM)
 
Salesforce.com falls for phishing scam, warns customers: Salesforce.com said phishers started sending spam with fake invoices and malware after an employee was tricked into giving out a corporate password. (PC World, November 7, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Salesforce.com falls for phishing scam, warns customers: Salesforce.com said phishers started sending spam with fake invoices and malware after an employee was tricked into giving out a corporate password. (PC World, November 6, 2007; 5:19 PM)
 
Spam the Vote: Ron Paul Spam Surfs into Inboxes: This batch is NOT from the Paul campaign, but security firms warn that political spam pitching candidates and causes is going to be huge in coming months. (PC World, November 4, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Spam the Vote: Ron Paul Spam Surfs into Inboxes: This batch is NOT from the Paul campaign, but security firms warn that political spam pitching candidates and causes is going to be huge in coming months. (PC World, November 3, 2007; 11:19 PM)
 
Internet Policymakers May Punt on Privacy Issue: No Clear Consensus on Openness of 'Whois' Domain Name Database (washingtonpost.com, October 30, 2007; 6:54 PM)
 
Security experts blast New Jersey AG: The attorney general's request that banks send spam to warn of phishing has some befuddled. (PC World, October 28, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Security experts blast New Jersey AG: The attorney general's request that banks send spam to warn of phishing has some befuddled. (PC World, October 27, 2007; 6:19 PM)
 
Shadowy Russian Firm Seen as Conduit for Cybercrime (Post, October 13, 2007, Page A15)
 
Researchers: Current education inadequate to fight phishing: Researchers say that current methods of teaching users about phishing are inadequate, but some efforts are effective. (PC World, October 11, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Researchers: Current education inadequate to fight phishing: Researchers say that current methods of teaching users about phishing are inadequate, but some efforts are effective. (PC World, October 10, 2007; 9:19 AM)
 
Microsoft plays 'Detective' to determine phishing frequency: Microsoft researchers have been studying user data to determine phishing frequency and its success. (PC World, October 8, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
Microsoft plays 'Detective' to determine phishing frequency: Microsoft researchers have been studying user data to determine phishing frequency and its success. (PC World, October 7, 2007; 2:19 PM)
 
France kicks off nationwide spam fight: Nationwide spam fight includes technology to more easily identify ISPs that are spewing spam. (PC World, October 7, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
France kicks off nationwide spam fight: Nationwide spam fight includes technology to more easily identify ISPs that are spewing spam. (PC World, October 6, 2007; 10:19 AM)
 
SEC suspends trading of firms susceptible to stock spam: U.S. SEC has temporarily suspended the trading of three companies that it deems vulnerable to spam stock promotions. (PC World, October 5, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
SEC suspends trading of firms susceptible to stock spam: U.S. SEC has temporarily suspended the trading of three companies that it deems vulnerable to spam stock promotions. (PC World, October 4, 2007; 1:19 PM)
 
From the Web: washingtonpost.com/business (Post, August 26, 2007, Page F02)
 
Spam fighters hit criminals' weak spot: For years, spam haters have relied on junk-mail filters and Internet blacklists, but some are saying it's time for a change in tactics. (PC World, August 25, 2007; 12:19 AM)
 
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