If there’s an economic, social, or political event happening in the world, you can bet spammers will leap upon it as an attack vector. It therefore comes as no surprise
that January’s grim harvest of corporate Q4 results led to a surge in recession-themed e-mails in February. The overall volume of spam sent in February actually
decreased slightly (1.3 percent) compared to January, but topics such as “Affordable brand name watches,” “Get 15 percent off these,” and “Cheaper than you can
imagine” dominated subject fields.
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