Peaches Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Spam Volume Has Doubled Since April 1 Growth constitutes twice the amount of spam as compared to before the spam hoster McColo was cut off in November 2008 May 20, 2009 | 06:23 PMBERLIN, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- "The daily spam volume has doubled since 1 April 2009, Germany's leading e-mail security provider eleven reports. After growing significantly in the second half of April, the eleven experts have noticed a dramatic increase in spam traffic, beginning 5 May 2009. Between 1 April and 18 May 2009, spam grew by 102 per cent overall. This growth constitutes twice the amount of spam as compared to before the spam hoster McColo was cut off in November 2008. That cutoff precipitated a drastic, but apparently temporary, drop of worldwide spam levels by more than 60 per cent. "DarkReading - http://tinyurl.com/ob3aeq Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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