Spam report: January 2014

Contents

• Spam in the spotlight
  • Holiday spam
  • The ‘Nigerian’ wives of Nelson Mandela
  • Video surveillance systems
• Geographical distribution of spam sources
  • Proportion of spam in email traffic
  • Spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email traffic
  • Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

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

Spam in November 2013

Contents

• Spam in the spotlight
  • The holidays continue
  • Please donate to cybercriminals
  • Illusive vacancies
  • Winter holidays
• Geographical distribution of spam sources
  • Proportion of spam in email traffic
  • Sources of spam
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Special features of malicious spam.
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Spam in October 2013

• Spam in the spotlight
  • Otherworldly spam
  • Christmas spam
  • Syrian upheaval
  • Masters of magic
  • Corporate souvenirs
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Spam in September 2013

• Spam in the spotlight
• Halloween spam
• Spammers and saving
• Motor insurance services
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
• Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist 

Spam in August 2013

• August in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Spam for motorists
  • Labor Day
  • Back to school!
  • Medical spam
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Spam in July 2013

• July in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Hot topics in spam
  • Ramadan
  • New stars of “Nigerian” letters
  • A rare type of fraud
  • Malicious summer spam
  • Goods and services for pets
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in June 2013

• June in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Celebrity master classes
  • iPhone in spam
  • Spammers contribute to affordable education
  • Cigars for the holiday
• Spammer methods and tricks
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
• Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in May 2013

• May in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Spammers target Microsoft
  • May's 'holiday' spam
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Special features of malicious spam
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in April 2013

Contents

• April in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Events in the US and malicious spam
  • Fraud
  • Holiday spam
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in March 2013

• March in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Holiday spam
  • “Nigerian letters” and events in Venezuela
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
  • Distribution of email antivirus detections by country
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in February 2013

• February in figures.
• Be my spam Valentine.
• The geographical distribution of spam sources.
• Malicious attachments in email.
• Phishing.
• Conclusion.

Source: Securelist

Spam in January 2013

• January in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
• Holidays
• From China with spam
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malicious attachments in email
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Spam in December 2012

• December in figures
• Spam in the spotligh
  • The end of the world
  • New Year knocking at the door with new spam offers
  • Fraud in spam
  • Phishing. Made in China
  • Other scams
• The return of  ‘Chain letters’
• Sources of spam by country and region
• Malicious attachments in email
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in November 2012

Contents

• November in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Holidays, natural disasters, and other pretexts for spam
  • Compassionate scammers
  • A new topic in Nigerian scam letters
  • Tis the season
  • Can’t buy me love?
  • Pharmaceutical spam
• Sources of spam by country and region
• Malicious attachments in email
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. The overall statistics for 2012 - Securelist

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. The overall statistics for 2012 - Securelist: This section of the report forms part of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012 and is based on data obtained and processed using Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).

1. Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. Malware Evolution
2. Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. The overall statistics for 2012
• Mobile malware
• Malware for Mac
• Malicious programs on the Internet (attacks via the web)
  • Vulnerable applications targeted by malicious users
  • TOP 20 malicious programs on the Internet
  • TOP 20 countries where web resources are seeded with malware
• Local threats
• The big picture
  • Web threats
  • Local threats
• Conclusion

 Source: Securelist

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. Malware Evolution - Securelist

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. Malware Evolution - Securelist: At the end of last year we published “The Top 10 Security Stories of 2011”, an article that summarized 2011 in one word: “explosive”.

Source: Securelist

Spam in October 2012

• October in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Malicious attachments. The story continues
  • Political spam
  • Holiday-themed spam
• The geographical distribution of spam sources
• Malware in mail traffic
• Phishing
• Conclusion

Source: Securelist

Spam in September 2012

• September in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Fraudulent spam
  • Holidays are coming…already?
  • Hot spam topics
• Statistical summary
  • Sources of spam by country
  • Malware in mail traffic
  • Phishing
  • Spam by category
• Conclusion

Spam in August 2012

• August in figures
• Spam in the spotlight
  • Late summer is the most dangerous period
• Statistical summary
  • Sources of spam by country
  • Malware in mail traffic
• Phishing
• Spam by category
• Conclusion