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Google Groups Abused for New Rash of Spam

If you have suddenly found yourself receiving oodles of spam as a “member” of a Google group for which you never signed up, well, you’re not alone. This tactic, while not new, seems to be experiencing a resurgence, as newly minted spammers discover that you can force-subscribe someone to a Google group, and all posts to any Google groups to which they have been subscribed will end up in their email inbox. A perfect example of this Google Groups abuse is the Google group “All About Ads”, which appears to have been created by spammer Jyotish Khanna, and which can be found at
http://groups.google.com/group/all-about-ads and, of course, in the inbox of unsuspecting targets.