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One of the world's largest spam botnets is back in action and this time it is spreading a Trojan downloader that can deliver nasty malware surprises.

The GandCrab ransomware has been making headlines recently for being one of the few malware strains that developers update in real time.

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.

Overstepping boundaries, some businesses fail to comply with New Zealand's anti-spam laws, risking hefty fines and damaged consumer trust.

Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

Aggressive new Locky ransomware variant traced to Vietnam, with over 27 million attacks observed in a single day by Barracuda researchers.

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.

There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.

The Cisco Midyear Cybersecurity Report warns of rapidly evolving threats and potential 'destruction of service' (DeOS) attacks.

20% of risky emails bypass security systems, according to Mimecast. Attacks like impersonation grew by 400% QoQ.

It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia.

Sophisticated spam blitz threatens markets as Retarus flags a botnet's discreet bid to skew a Latvian stock's value.

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.

Spam levels, including fake news about Donald Trump, accounted for over half of all email traffic in Q2 2016, according to Kaspersky Labs.

Symantec warns of non-existent video of Hillary Clinton exchanging money with ISIS used as bait in spam emails.

In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.

ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.

With cybercriminals having a deliberate hand in creating threats that look authentic and are targeted, it is more difficult to recognise spam.

Hush-hush attitudes contribute to cyber attacks that are devastating New Zealand businesses, warns IT firm Resolve.