Spam from Germany

Gotten a lot of German-language spam lately? I sure have. The best thing to do is just delete the emails without opening them, suggests the Washington Post. "As for keeping them out of your inbox, you might be out of luck [because most spam filters use English-language keywords to block spam]. Last year's barrage lasted two weeks before petering out. That is probably what will happen this time." Last year's spate was caused by a variant of the Sober worm that propagated by using people's email address books, the Post continued. The messages in both German and English are political; they're not trying to sell us anything, except maybe right-wing, German nationalist views. See the Post piece for some interesting history and present-day context.