Mother's Day: Hot For Spammers
Mother's Day is May 10 and as expected, Symantec researchers, in their May State of Spam report, saw an abundance of spam taking advantage of this gift-giving holiday. The chart, included in the report, shows that Mother's Day spam spiked at the beginning of the month before experiencing a decline right before the holiday.
Mother's Day spamming messages are aligned with current malware trends that capitalize on holidays and major news events, which elicit high Web traffic, and subsequently generate potential targets for malware and fraud.
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