Spam, spam, and more spam…

It seems that the spam never ends these days. In a previous post, I wrote about a new wave that looked like it came from CNN, Microsoft, and later, MSNBC. That seems to have slowed down as everyone caught on that it was a hoax, but the general sea of spam has kept up at a steady pace. I just wanted to remind everyone about the basics of good email safety: never open a message from someone you don’t know; never click on a link in an email (if you have to go to the link, such as a bank, open your browser and type in the address); don’t send your personal information via email; no reputable company will EVER ask you for either your personal information or your account information via email, so don’t send it. The most popular spam email subjects I’ve seen lately are “security updates” from small banks; the oldie but goodie “You’ve received an ecard”; and of course the ever present porn subject line. A couple months ago, I wrote an email newsletter about email and computer safety that you can read here.