On the 13th November 2008, the BBC reported that two US Internet Service Providers have pulled the plug on McColo - a US hosting provider. During the month of November, I have received very little spam in my Google Apps email account. Bearing in mind I normally recieve between 5 - 10 spam emails per day, throughout this month, I have received only 4 emails so far.
According to a BBC report, there has apparently been a 70% reduction in spam globally, as McColo was believed to have had spam gangs as clients. Unfortunately, this will only be a temporary respite, as the spam gangs move to less scrutinised networks. As Google reports, they had noticed a similar decrease in the number of spam emails their servers were processing in July, but this had reversed within a few days.
The spammers can make millions in profits, making it a lucrative business, despite only receiving one response per 12.5m emails they send. This information comes after computer scientists from America infiltrated the Storm bot network, estimated to make £4,430 per day or more than £1.28m per year.
Has anyone else noticed a similar decline in the number of spam emails they are receiving?
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