“Are @gmail's spam filters broken? I've had a sudden influx of some crazy #NSFW spam in my inbox! What's going on #Gmail?” - source “It is a strangely comforting thing that I can just search for ...

Jeff Schwartz recently received an inquiry from a senior executive at a major wireless telephone carrier, asking if he could provide some product information about the software his company produces.

We continue to investigate an issue where Mail.app seemingly suddenly stops filtering junk mail, and subsequently crashes when attempting to flag messages as junk. The problem appears to manifest when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's the 411: your spam folder is basically a catchall spot in your email account that automatically filters out junk mail, or ...

Anecdotal evidence from Gmail users—including the author of this story—suggests that something changed with Gmail’s spam filter settings in recent weeks, resulting in the email provider letting ...

This week in Security Levity, I’m digging further into the topic of spam filtering technology. Today, I want to talk about why spam filtering seems to be such a continual challenge for filter vendors.

Networking Services and Information Technologies (NSIT) rolled out a new $170,000 junk e-mail manager in mid-December with hopes of better protection of cMail inboxes from bulk and spam e-mail. “[It] ...

Tickets to an upcoming sporting event. A receipt from the Nike store for running shoes I bought last weekend. A local newsletter I open every day. Those emails and 82 others were among the legitimate ...

This week has not been good for Outlook users as the renowned service has been struggling with high spam levels. Reports have been coming from all regions, suggesting a major issue with the company's ...

According to the American Economics Association, consumers and firms collectively spend a minimum of $20 billion annually due to spam. This money goes in a variety of directions, and anti-spam ...

A meeting reminder from the boss, a lascivious letter from a lover, or the daily tally from a fantasy football league: Which e-mail would you read first? Programmers at a small software company say ...