Summer spam: More porn

The amount of porn-touting spam in our in-boxes has risen 350% since June, The Register reports. That number's from email security company Clearswift. Porn spam requires special vigilance because - besides kids' exposure to inappropriate content - porn email is also "a popular carrier for malicious code." Just another reminder to kids and parents not to click on any links in these emails or download any attachments they carry. For balance, here's where porn, "a relatively small slice of the spam pie," lines up with other spam: "Financial spam accounts for 39% of the rubbish clogging our in-boxes," the Register adds, with healthcare a close second (30%). "Porn accounts for just under 5%."