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Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts
A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails.
Oct 8 2008 9:43AM
Spammer walks free in Virginia
State court overturns ruling in Jaynes case.
Sep 16 2008 2:15PM
Hitman scam spammer on the prowl again
A scam artist who threatens to kill spam email recipients or kidnap their loved ones is active again, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns.
Aug 30 2008 12:29PM
Fugitive spammer Davidson commits suicide
Convicted spammer Edward 'Eddie' Davidson apparently killed his wife and daughter before taking his own life.
Jul 28 2008 10:53AM
Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months
A man described by Microsoft as one of the top ten spammers in the world has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail.
Jul 24 2008 9:57AM
Convicted spammer escapes from prison
Convicted spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence..
Jul 23 2008 4:48PM
Convicted spammer escapes from prison
Convicted spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence.
Jul 23 2008 1:24PM
Spammer jailed for 30 months
A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison.
Jul 18 2008 10:10AM
Cloudmark warns on new spammer techniques
Spammers are using increasingly inventive ways to circumvent email systems and find their way into inboxes.
Jul 17 2008 7:47AM
Spammer loses free speech argument
A court in Virginia has struck down a spammer's appeal that his conviction violated his rights to free speech..
Mar 4 2008 7:35AM
AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer
A convicted AOL junk mailer, who tried to strike a spam business deal over instant messenger with a confidential informant, was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in prison.
Nov 6 2007 9:56AM
FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer
A district court judge has temporarily ordered a pharmaceutical company to halt the delivery of spam messages promoting herbal pills claiming to help shed pounds.
Aug 27 2007 10:38AM
Brooklyn spammer faces 11 years in prison
A New York man pleaded guilty this week to violating the CAN-SPAM Act by sending junk email to about 1.2 million AOL subscribers in a 2005 run.
Jun 14 2007 11:16AM
FTC slaps alleged pornography spammer with hefty fine
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stung a pornography marketer with a US$465,000 civil penalty this week for breaking anti-spam regulations that require an email warning of sexually explicit materials.
Feb 2 2007 9:31AM
MySpace files suit against alleged spammer
MySpace today announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to send millions of messages promoting websites that hawked items such as ring tones and Polo shirts.
Jan 23 2007 7:22AM
Australian spammer Clarity1 fined
The first company to be convicted under Australia's anti-spamming laws was fined about $4.2 million today for sending 280 million spam emails.
Oct 27 2006 5:45PM
U.S. still top spammer country, but not by much
The U.S. is still the world’s top spammer nation, according to a survey published today, but it is now close to losing that dubious distinction to China.
Apr 20 2006 7:17PM
Australia nails first spammer
An Australian spammer has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under that country's anti-spam laws.
Apr 18 2006 12:33PM
Porn spammer faces five years behind bars
A U.S. individual faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the sending of spam containing graphic pornographic images.
Feb 2 2006 3:02PM
Detroit spammer faces years behind bars
A man accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails from compromised computers belonging to, is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. court session on Tuesday.
Jan 13 2006 10:24AM
