University of Calgary computer scientists have developed a way for spam to bypass many e-mail filtering software designed to block undesirable e-mail. The technique involves hijacking a computer to send spam that looks like legitimate e-mail from people the computer user knows. The super spam goes so far as to mimic word abbreviations and phrases the sender would use to catch the recipient off guard. (Axcess News)
The researchers behind the project say they’re developing more meddlesome spam in order to help build better defenses against intrusive e-mail. But if the research causes controversy, at least one member of the team should be prepared: John Aycock, an assistant professor of computer science at Calgary, drew fire in 2004 when he created a class that taught students to write computer viruses.
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