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New type of stock spam may confound antispam engines

Author: Alex Eckelberry| Date: 17 June 2008| Tags:  Security
New type of stock spam may confound antispam engines

Well, recently our honeypots saw a wave of a new style of stock spam pushing Angstrom Microsystems stock.  According to the folks at Spam-List, their quick analysis shows that started on Sunday.  Zero revenue, but the promise of future revenue.  

The Pink Sheets has put this on their Caveat Emptor list (would be great if Yahoo and Google started doing the same thing for these types of stocks).

Stocksp0am12388

 

Stocksp0am12388A

 

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Stocksp0am12388n

 

It hasn’t helped the price much, but volume sure has benefited.

 

Stockspam21348234888888

 

You may see a wave of this spam as antispam engines adjust.

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