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Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails.
Dan Raywood Oct 8 2008 9:43AM Security
Spammer walks free in Virginia

Spammer walks free in Virginia

State court overturns ruling in Jaynes case.
Shaun Nichols Sep 16 2008 2:15PM Security
Hitman scam spammer on the prowl again

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.
Egan Orion Aug 30 2008 12:29PM Security
Fugitive spammer Davidson commits suicide

Fugitive spammer Davidson commits suicide

Convicted spammer Edward 'Eddie' Davidson apparently killed his wife and daughter before taking his own life.
Guy Dixon Jul 28 2008 10:53AM Security
Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months

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.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2008 9:57AM Security
Convicted spammer escapes from prison

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..
Iain Thomson Jul 23 2008 4:48PM Security
Convicted spammer escapes from prison

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.
Iain Thomson Jul 23 2008 1:24PM Security
Spammer jailed for 30 months

Spammer jailed for 30 months

A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison.
Iain Thomson Jul 18 2008 10:10AM Security
Cloudmark warns on new spammer techniques

Cloudmark warns on new spammer techniques

Spammers are using increasingly inventive ways to circumvent email systems and find their way into inboxes.
Staff Writers Jul 17 2008 7:47AM Security
Spammer loses free speech argument

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..
Iain Thomson Mar 4 2008 7:35AM Security
AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer

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.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2007 9:56AM Security
FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

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.
Dan Kaplan Aug 27 2007 10:38AM Security
Brooklyn spammer faces 11 years in prison

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.
Frank Washkuch Jun 14 2007 11:16AM Security
FTC slaps alleged pornography spammer with hefty fine

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.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 2 2007 9:31AM Security
MySpace files suit against alleged spammer

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.
Dan Kaplan Jan 23 2007 7:22AM Security
Australian spammer Clarity1 fined

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.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 27 2006 5:45PM Security
U.S. still top spammer country, but not by much

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.
Frank Washkuch Apr 20 2006 7:17PM Security
Australia nails first spammer

Australia nails first spammer

An Australian spammer has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under that country's anti-spam laws.
René Millman Apr 18 2006 12:33PM Security
Porn spammer faces five years behind bars

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.
William Eazel Feb 2 2006 3:02PM Security
Detroit spammer faces years behind bars

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.
William Eazel Jan 13 2006 10:24AM Security

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