AllThingsD » bot http://allthingsd.com Sat, 26 May 2012 02:18:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://allthingsd.com/theme/images/logo-rss.jpg All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/ 144 22 A 40 Percent Drop in Spam? Too Bad It's Temporary… http://allthingsd.com/20081112/a-40-drop-in-spam-too-bad-its-temporary/ http://allthingsd.com/20081112/a-40-drop-in-spam-too-bad-its-temporary/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:35:06 +0000 John Paczkowski http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=8327 Wow! Global spam volumes plummeted today after two ISPs disconnected a Web-hosting firm outed by the Washington Post as harboring some truly unsavory clients.

Denied Internet access by Global Crossing and Hurricane Electric, bot-hosting network McColo is clearly having trouble spewing out spam and malware. There has been a 41 percent drop in spam volume since the Washington Post story broke.

Sadly, it’s certain to rise again, once McColo finds some new upstream providers.
(Thanks to reader Dave Barnes for the tip.)

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Denied Internet access by Global Crossing and Hurricane Electric, bot-hosting network McColo is clearly having trouble spewing out spam and malware. There has been a 41 percent drop in spam volume since the Washington Post story broke.

Sadly, it’s certain to rise again, once McColo finds some new upstream providers.
(Thanks to reader Dave Barnes for the tip.)

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