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Apple’s working on a fix for that annoying spam calendar bug

Apple's aware of the latest iOS bug, which lets spammers insert events into your calendar.

On Dec 1, 2016 by Christina Bonnington

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How spammers nearly destroyed the biggest ‘Simpsons’ meme page

Don't have a cow, man.

On Aug 24, 2016 by Miles Klee

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That viral photo of a baby with disabilities is likely a money-making scam

Facebook users appear to be stealing images of children to earn dollars through clicks.

On Aug 10, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Facebook spammer gets 30 months in prison

They threw the Facebook at him.

On Jun 16, 2016 by AJ Dellinger

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One of the longest living email-spam botnets is dead

Ukranian Cyber Police are conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into the malware.

On Apr 7, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The first ransomware for Mac computers was just discovered

Don't get held hostage.

On Mar 7, 2016 by AJ Dellinger

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LinkedIn will pay $13 million to settle suit over those annoying emails

Were you an unwitting LinkedIn spammer? Here's how to get your settlement money.

On Oct 4, 2015 by Kate Conger

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For the first time in 12 years, more email is non-spam than spam

Nigerian princes are running out of money.

On Jul 17, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

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Lawmaker to Uber fans: ‘I have received your email. I don’t need it, so I’m sending it back.’

This does not look good for anyone involved.

On Apr 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Meet the bots that survived the great Instagram spam purge

Bots are people too—sort of.

On Dec 19, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Instagram spam purge reveals which celebrities’ followings were real—and which weren’t

If you paid for followers, you likely lost them.

On Dec 19, 2014 by Selena Larson

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How do you come out to a bot?

The experience of getting heterosexual spam is beyond surreal when you're gay.

On Dec 2, 2014 by Harris Sockel

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Email fail leaves 29,000 students subscribed to gay porn and Sarah Palin

Bello!

On Oct 9, 2014 by Rob Price

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How to get a phony identity with just one click

You can always be more anonymous.

On Sep 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

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YouTube’s most popular channel disables comments for good

You don't get to 30 million subscribers without getting a bunch of spam comments.

On Sep 2, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski