Spammers Prefer Obama for Spam E-Mails
According to a report from Secure Computing, it appears that spammers prefer Obama over McCain and Palin over Biden when it comes to whipping up new spam e-mails. According to the report, Obama is mentioned in spam six times more often than McCain, and Palin gets five mentions for every four spam messages mentioning Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden.
The credit crisis and banking collapses in the U.S. are also fueling piles of spam messages. Of all the financial institutions involved, Chase tops the list, accounting for 25-percent of the banking inspired spam messages. Wachovia, Bank of America, and Colonial are generating plenty of spam in their own right, too.
We're not sure what these things say about the spammers, but as always, we urge you to exercise caution when opening any banking-related mail and continue to be vigilant for phishing scams. [From: Ars Technica]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Angus Moo @ Oct 10th 2008 10:16AM
What it may mean is that the bulk of political spammers are not too bright decrepit white guys who are losing both their hair (Joe Biden and his implants) and their minds (John McCain and his dementia). One does not attack too close to home.