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Symantec Intelligence Report: November 2011
Symantec Analyst Relations | 10 Dec 2012 | 0 comments

November sees a four-fold increase in the number of daily targeted attacks since January; lowest global spam rate for three years, but Russian spammers continue to innovate in disguising their messages.

The November edition of the Symantec Intelligence report combines the best research and analysis from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report. It provides the latest analysis of cyber security threats, trends and insights from the Symantec Intelligence team concerning malware, spam, and other potentially harmful business risks. The data used to compile the analysis for this combined report includes data from October and November 2011.

Report highlights

  • Spam – 70.5 percent (a decrease of 3.7 percentage points since October 2011): page 13
  • Phishing – One in 302.0 emails identified as phishing (an increase of 0.04 percentage points since...
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Symantec Intelligence Report: September 2011
Symantec Analyst Relations | 10 Dec 2012 | 0 comments

Social Engineering Attacks Soar as Polymorphic Malware Rate Peaks at 72% of Email Malware in September; Cyber Criminals Ambush Popular Blogging Platform to Push Pills

Welcome to the September edition of the Symantec Intelligence report which, combining the best research and analysis from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report, provides the latest analysis of cyber security threats, trends and insights from the Symantec Intelligence team concerning malware, spam, and other potentially harmful business risks. The data used to compile the analysis for this combined report includes data from August and September 2011.

Report highlights

  • Spam – 74.8 percent in September (a decrease of 1.1 percentage points since August 2011): page 11
  • Phishing – One in 447.9 emails identified as phishing (a decrease of 0.26 percentage points since August 2011): page 14
  • Malware...
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Symantec Intelligence Report: August 2011
Symantec Analyst Relations | 10 Dec 2012 | 0 comments

Turbulent financial markets trigger a return to stock pump-and-dump spam; Master Boot Record (MBR) malware may be making a comeback.

With the stock markets in turmoil once more, spammers are seeking to benefit from fluctuations in a turbulent market by trying to manipulate certain stocks through large volumes of spam. The August 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report highlights the latest trends including the comeback of MBR threats and takes a closer look at some of the techniques behind the recent Shady RAT operation. Read the report to get the latest trends and threats and don’t forget to tell us what you think.

Report highlights

  • Spam – 75.9 percent in August (a decrease of 1.9 percentage points since July 2011): page 13
  • Phishing – One in 207.7 emails identified as phishing (an increase of 0.48 percentage points since July 2011): page 16
  • Malware – One in 203.3 emails in August contained malware (an...
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