Spam, once just an annoyance, is becoming downright dangerous. And while the spam rate saw a steady decline after 2011, there has been an recent uptick as the maliciousness of spam has increased. Malicious spam can also often result in ransomware, a Symantec spokesperson told Fox News. Enter infamous spambotsLately, the operative word is "malicious" for spam arriving in your inbox. "A lot of spam is aimed at dropping malware on your machine," Jonathan Penn, Director of Strategy internet security firm Avast, which offers products such as Avast Internet Security, told Fox News.

Source: Fox News October 27, 2017 13:30 UTC