CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 1, Group 3

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Spam

History

Media

Fax

Usenet

E-Mail

Text Message

Instant messenger

Types

Phishing

Pump and Dump

Nigerian Prince

Pharmaceutical

Adult ads

Methods

Zombie

Proxy

Anything else?

The tactics and content of spam are continuously changing as countermeasures to combat it become more effective. Once simple advertisements, spam now comes in a wide variety of forms from phishing, to “pump and dump” stock scams, to other deceptive business offers. Examine the current nature of spam content and tactics, providing an overview of each major type of spam, a brief review of the ethical considerations each raise, and links to online resources that cite specific instances or effects of each.