Vulnerabilities fall but cybercriminals take advantage of simple hacking tools and poor company security practices

UK drops out of 'Dirty Dozen' with a 47 percent decrease in spam contribution over the last year

A new version of the Kelihos botnet is gaining momentum despite Microsoft's efforts to uproot it last year

Survey reveals that most companies rely on insufficient spam-trapping features of their antivirus software

Web Application Firewall touted to protect against spammers, SQL injections and DDoS attacks

Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues

Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up to $1.2 million per month

Microsoft has amended its original Kelihos civil lawsuit to add a Russian security professional as the developer of the spamming malware

A real-time feed from Microsoft's database of intelligence on botnets is being tested to help co-ordinate efforts to bring the systems down