Spam in December 2013

Contents

• Spam in the spotlight
  • New Year spam
  • Nelson Mandela’s ‘Nigerian’ attorney
  • Crisis-related spam.
  • Visas and travel
• Geographical distribution of spam sources
• Proportion of spam in email traffic
• Spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion