Spammers using shortened URLs to spread their muck
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bookmarked source: Tech Digest]
Message Labs - part of internet security guru Symantec - is warning that shortened URLs are becoming an issue in terms of spam. This graph shows how the inclusion of shortened URLs in spam email has increased from practically nothing a to almost 2% in just a few days:
bookmarked source: Tech Digest]Message Labs - part of internet security guru Symantec - is warning that shortened URLs are becoming an issue in terms of spam. This graph shows how the inclusion of shortened URLs in spam email has increased from practically nothing a to almost 2% in just a few days: