File-sharers facing spam attacks

Logla · Apr 21, 2005, 10:27 PM

Research has revealed that peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are proving a lucrative hunting ground for spammers.
Start-up Blue Security has found that junk mailers are actively harvesting and spamming e-mail addresses they find on file-sharing networks.

The address books they are exploiting are inadvertently being shared on the peer-to-peer networks by novice users.

The company warns that addresses stolen this way could be used to avoid filters set up to stop spam getting through.

Full Article :BBC News

Apr 21, 2005, 10:27 PM	#1
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	File-sharers facing spam attacks Research has revealed that peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are proving a lucrative hunting ground for spammers. Start-up Blue Security has found that junk mailers are actively harvesting and spamming e-mail addresses they find on file-sharing networks. The address books they are exploiting are inadvertently being shared on the peer-to-peer networks by novice users. The company warns that addresses stolen this way could be used to avoid filters set up to stop spam getting through. Full Article :BBC News