spam Archives - Webnames Blog Domains, Hosting, SSL and Ideas for businesses to succeed online Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:41:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Email Security Guide: Spam & Phishing Prevention https://blog.webnames.ca/email-security-guide-spam-phishing-prevention/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:27:06 +0000 https://blog.webnames.ca/?p=21252

Understanding Spam in 2024 In 2024, spam continues to be defined as unwanted and unsolicited messages sent indiscriminately to large groups. Although the core definition remains consistent, the tactics employed by spammers have evolved dramatically, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Spam is no longer confined to just email either, it has spread…

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]]> Phishing Alert: Fraudulent Domain Expiry Email Citing ICANN and Webnames https://blog.webnames.ca/phishing-alert-fraudulent-domain-expiry-email-citing-icann-and-webnames/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:33:48 +0000 https://blog.webnames.ca/?p=19892 Phishing email targeting domain name registrants

We’ve witnessed an increase in sophisticated phishing emails concerning domain names over the past few weeks. We want to bring your attention to a recent specific email that has been reported to us by vigilant customers. The email purports to be from ‘ICANN’, with the subject line “ACTION REQUIRED: Your domain name will be expired…

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]]> How to Be Threat Aware and Cyber Resilient During COVID-19 https://blog.webnames.ca/staying-threat-aware-and-cyber-resilient-in-the-face-of-evolving-pandemic-scams/ Thu, 14 May 2020 17:35:05 +0000 https://blog.webnames.ca/?p=19079 covid-19 cyber threats, resilience and work from home

The pandemic has been a boon for cybercriminals. Hackers, scammers, and spammers seem to be thriving as the rest of society practices social distancing, and businesses adapt to working from home. Agencies across the globe are reporting unprecedented rises in cyber scams of all kinds, particularly those exploiting our increased interest in COVID-19 related news,…

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]]> Potential Security Threat to WordPress – Update your Password! https://blog.webnames.ca/potential-security-threat-to-w/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:19 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2013/04/potential-security-threat-to-w/ The seedy underbelly of the Internet is at it again. This time, their target is WordPress, with the aim of taking control over such websites for the proliferation of spam, the hosting of phishing websites – or both. To facilitate such an attack, a massive and well-connected botnet has been assembled, consisting of some 90,000…

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]]> Are you Ready for the New Anti-Spam Legislation? https://blog.webnames.ca/new-anti-spam-legislation/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:50:15 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2012/10/new-anti-spam-legislation/ Webnames.ca would like to inform everyone that Bill C-28, better known as the anti-spam legislation, will come into effect next year. The new legislation will change how businesses and corporations market to customers. It will become illegal to send commercial electronic messages (CEM) to customers without their expressed consent. Companies who fail to comply with…

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]]> Spam-fighting Organization Names Top 10 “Spam Friendly” Registrars https://blog.webnames.ca/spamfighting-organization-name/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:37:30 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/02/spamfighting-organization-name/ Spam-fighting organization KnujOn, or “no junk” spelled backwards, has released a report on the top 10 registrars it has linked to spam and other illicit activity. Founded in 2005, the KnujOn project targets spam at its root by collecting spam samples from the public, not to build better filters or blacklists, but to terminate illicite…

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