Google has released an overview of spam trends and events for the first quarter of 2009, and it makes for some fascinating reading.

Thanks to its Postini acquisition, which now powers Google's security and archiving service, some strong insights can be gained into the minds and actions of spammers.

Spam has returned to levels not seen since before the blocking of the McColo ISP in November 2008. The volume of spam grew in the first quarter, increasing an average of 1.2% per...

April 2 2009, 1:00pm | Original Link »

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