13 August 2008
Broadband users in the UK have seen an increase in the amount of spam being delivered to their inboxes, according to new figures from ClearMyMail. The anti-spam company found that during the second quarter of this year the number of spam emails received by UK broadband customers has increased four-fold. Its report reveals that the average internet user took delivery of 30,000 spam emails between April and June, with Orange broadband customers found to be the worst hit. Dan Field, Managing Director of ClearMyMail, said an increase in the number of broadband connections could be a factor behind the rise in spam. The changing nature of spam campaigns is also contributing, he added, as the methods used by spammers to target people become more sophisticated. Responding to ClearMyMail's findings, Orange insisted that it takes spam very seriously and provides free anti-spam software to all its broadband customers. According to research from internet security firm Secure Computing, Angelina Jolie is the celebrity name most used to lure internet users into opening spam emails.