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• SEC Suspends Trading for Thirty-Five Pump and Dump Touted Stocks

  On March 28, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended for ten days the trading of thirty-five stocks heavilly touted in a recent, massive " Pump and Dump " spam scheme. SEC chairperson Christopher Cox described Pump and Dump spam as "...one Read More... Posted Friday, March 30, 2007 12:18 PM by Joel | 1 Comments Filed under: Spam, Pump and Dump

• Spam Rates Skyrocketing

  For our first post to the MX News Blog, I thought it would be appropriate to dive into the hotest story of the Late Fall/Early Winter- Spam rates have soared (sored) into the stratosphere. According to Postini, Spam volumes increased by 60% in September Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:17 AM by admin | 1 Comments Filed under: Spam, Pump and Dump, Spam Rates

• Does Pump and Dump Spam Work?

  Unfortunately, the short answer is yes. A recent study conducted by Jonathan Zittrain, an Oxford University professor and Laura Frieder, a Purdue University assistant professor, found that heavy volumes of pump and dump spam significantly increase the Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:20 AM by admin | 1 Comments Filed under: Spam, Spam Tactics, Pump and Dump