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spam stories: 46 news summaries

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FTC Cracks Down on Diet Spammers

Uses new law to target
companies behind
junk emails

Oct 11, 07 2:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on spammers hawking weight loss and anti-aging products via 175K junk messages, Information Week reports, as the FTC chair announced the filing of civil complaints in Australia, Canada, and the United States. It's the first action brought by the agency under the Safe... More »

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spam • FTC • human growth hormone • Deborah Platt Majoras • Safe Web Act • Spear Systems • eHealthylife.com • hoodia • London Action Plan • Contact Network of Spam Authorities

YouTube Becomes SpamYou

Invitation to view videos could contain malicious 'Storm worm'

Oct 10, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spammers are spreading their mischief via YouTube using a "Storm" worm virus, security experts warn. The virus exploits the site’s “invite your friends” email function, CNET reports, targeting Xbox owners and video-game fans by luring them with the promise of a popular prize: a free copy of... More »

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YouTube • spam • Trojan viruses • Storm worms

Spam King Arrest Won't
Stem Junk Mail Tide

Clients will just switch to new spammers, says Andy Greenberg.
The solution: make it expensive

Jun 1, 07 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The vaunted arrest earlier this week of Robert Soloway, the "Spam King" from Seattle, won't do as much to stem the flood of  junk email as the feds want to think it will, says Andy Greenberg in Forbes. The clients who paid to use his 'zombie" computers to... More »

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Internet • email • spam • Robert Alan Soloway • Internet security

Feds Nab Top Spammer, Predict Junk Mail Drop

One of world's "top 10" spammers jailed; used "zombie" computers to send out millions of junk emails

May 31, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The feds arrested one of the world's worst spammers yesterday—a guy so prolific they claimed net-users worldwide would notice a drop in junkmail as a result of his detention. Robert Alan Soloway used infected "zombie" computers to send out millions of messages, and continued to do so even... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • fraud • email • spam • Robert Alan Soloway • identity theft • money laundering

Baiters Turn Tables On
Scammers

Ron Rosenbaum reports on vigilantes patrolling the "scamosphere"

May 2, 07 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Revenge is a dish best served electronically, Ron Rosenbaum reports in an Atlantic expose on scam-baiting. A community of e-vigilantes has developed elaborate schemes to thwart the ruses of fake Nigerian princes with equally creative faux dupes. Scammers are punished by coaxing them into laborious and embarrassing tasks, like holding... More »

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Internet • fraud • email • spam • scam • computer

Google's Worst Nightmare

Can Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales take on Google in search and win?

Mar 18, 07 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fast Company’s Alan Deutschman profiles Wikipedia founder Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales’ effort to take on Google in search. With 1000 initial volunteers, $4 million, and a commitment to mass collaboration Wales’ new for profit company, Wikia, mostly has idealism on its side as it takes on Google. More »

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Google • Wikipedia • Microsoft • Jimmy Wales • spam • Wikia

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