Question

Which security threats involves sending unsolicited email in bulk to individuals for commercia gain and spreading malware?

Answer 1

Email spam, also known as junk email, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email. Most email spam messages are commercial in nature. Whether commercial or not, many contain disguised links that appear to be for familiar websites but in fact lead to phishing web sites or sites that are hosting malware. Spam email may also include malware as scripts or other executable file attachments.