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Spam | ==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 [http://news.bitdefender.com/NW764-en--E-Mail-Spam-Morphs-in-First-Half-of-2008.html 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 [http://www.sec.gov/answers/pumpdump.htm “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. | The [http://news.bitdefender.com/NW764-en--E-Mail-Spam-Morphs-in-First-Half-of-2008.html 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 [http://www.sec.gov/answers/pumpdump.htm “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. | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 10 July 2008
Spam
History
Media
Fax
Usenet
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.