Spam Turns the Big 3-0

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2003: Spammers Branch Out and Get Creative

Users are treated to more spam variations, such as image spam, PDF spam, and NDR spam, which attackers piloted in varying amounts to test its effectiveness. And with varying results. While PDF spam initially spiked in effectiveness, often the files were too large to successfully make it past filters. Meanwhile, attackers found success with image spam as photos continually took up less bandwidth.

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