Tag: spammer
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Guidelines issued for UK hacker tool ban
Government issues guidelines in response to lobbying. The British government has published a set of guidelines for the application of a law that makes it illegal to create or distribute ‘articles for use in computer offences’. The piece of legislation in question was among several amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 that were introduced…
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Spammers and scammers in court
Spammers required to pay $200,000; 419 scammers face prison sentence. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled a court case with a spamming advertising company. According to the FTC, Member Source Media used deceptive emails and online advertising to lure customers to its websites. The settlement requires Member Source Media to disclose all costs…
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Prolific spammer indicted
Notorious spammer Alan Ralsky charged with spamming and stock fraud. Infamous prolific spammer Alan Ralsky has been indicted over his alleged involvement in an international spamming and stock fraud scheme. Charges against Ralsky, who has long topped Spamhaus ‘s Register of Known Spam Operations ( ROKSO ) list, and ten others – including Ralsky’s son-in-law…