The UpTake: E-commerce sites might think that email is an old-fashioned way to reach customers, but with the ability to make these missives personalized, that’s all changed. While organic search is still the leading way for customers to find e-commerce sites and pull out their credit cards to buy, a new study by online retail […]
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Protect Yourself from “Phishing”
Dear Online Community: Email systems have recently experienced a higher and higher volumes of successful “Phishing” attempts that have resulted in a number of compromised online accounts. As is the case with most email service providers, a lot of email accounts are frequently targeted for this type of fraud, which can often result in outright […]
Google search blocks 11 million websites to fight malware
Google has blocked all .co.cc websites from its search results because the domain has been found to be too “spammy.” The .cc top-level domain, which belongs to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and regular .cc websites are unaffected by Google’s changes, according to The Register. More Information For more information go to: http://www.techspot.com/news/44622-google-search-blocks-11-million-cocc-websites-to-fight-malware.html
Symantec: Spammers now offer fake URL shorteners
Spammers for the first time are now establishing their own fake URL-shortening services, according to a report from Symantec Corp. In the scheme, shortened links created on these fake URL-shortening sites are not included directly in spam messages. Instead, the spam emails contain shortened URLs created on legitimate URL-shortening sites. These shortened URLs lead to […]