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Microsoft wins record amount from spammer

September 13, 2006 Company wins $84,177 over term violation; U.K. individuals, though, are virtually helpless against spammers, lawyer says. TAGS: spammer, spam, U.K., Microsoft Corp.

Europe still top source of spam

February 6, 2008 For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. TAGS: spam, Europe, spammer, Symantec Corp., broadband, U.S., malware

U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers

December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, U.S., researcher, broadband, virus, security, PC

Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

October 26, 2007 U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm. TAGS: spammer, South Korea, spam, U.S., Sophos Plc., security

ISP wins $1 billion in spam suit

December 20, 2004 An Internet service provider filed suit against 300 spammers after its servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000. TAGS: judgment, spammer, Internet Service Provider, spam, Internet service, service provider, server, e-mail

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

October 12, 2005 The United States is still the greatest source of spam, but tougher laws and other measures are helping stem the tide, Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, spam, anti-spam, U.S., China, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Study: Small firms cook up more spam

January 26, 2005 New research finds that smaller companies are bearing the brunt of the epidemic of unsolicited e-mail. TAGS: Postini Corp., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, e-mail address, small business, information technology, e-mail

Microsoft looks to foil Web spammers

July 13, 2006 Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major spam Web sites that pollute results. TAGS: spam, search engine, spammer, researcher, blogging, Microsoft Corp., blog, link

China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says

April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., spam, Asia, North America, South Korea, spammer, China, McAfee Inc., Internet Service Provider, Europe, U.S., security, virus, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

Cleaning spam from swapping networks

March 18, 2005 Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads--and piracy-fighting decoys--on P2P networks. TAGS: antipiracy, P2P, file-swapping network, researcher, search result, spammer, computer science, spam, Hollywood

Developing nations losing spam battle, report says

May 27, 2005 Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, a new OECD report says. TAGS: developing country, spam, spammer, junk e-mail, nation, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Spam-happy shoppers love stolen software

December 10, 2004 Among the most popular items sold via unsolicited e-mail is illegal software--meaning the spam problem isn't likely to die soon. TAGS: spammer, Forrester Research Inc., shopper, survey, spam, U.K., e-mail

Spammer faces up to two years in jail

January 13, 2006 Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. TAGS: jail, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, U.S., e-mail

'Storm worm' exploits YouTube

October 10, 2007 Spammers may have changed tactics, targeting a familiar Web site rather than PCs for the purpose of spreading the trojan. TAGS: YouTube, spammer, Graham Cluley, spam filtering, bot, spam, trojan horse, Google Inc., function, security, e-mail, video, PC

$1 million bond set for alleged spammer's freedom

November 9, 2004 Virginia judge sets bail for North Carolina resident Jeremy Jaynes at $1 million, arguing that Jaynes is a flight risk. TAGS: Virginia, prosecutor, bond, spammer, North Carolina, spam, asset, e-mail, monitor

When a lawyer gets hit by spammers, expect a lawsuit

May 27, 2005 In rare instance of individual taking spam fight to court, attorney files suit saying his e-mail address was hijacked by spammers. TAGS: spammer, lawsuit, suit, lawyer, e-mail address, spam, New York, e-mail

IBM debuts spam assailant tool

March 22, 2005 Rather than just filtering content, Big Blue's spam-fighting technology verifies sender identity and strikes back. TAGS: Lycos Inc., spam, IBM Corp., security technology, anti-spam, spammer, P2P, e-mail, screensaver, message

MCI accused of harboring spammers

February 7, 2005 Telecommunications giant denies accusations by Spamhaus that it hosts a Web site distributing spamming tools. TAGS: MCI Inc., Spamhaus, spammer, MessageLabs Ltd., Sobig, e-mail server, spam, telecommunications, service provider, Internet Service Provider, server

China joins forum on curbing spam

February 23, 2005 In a move that inspires optimism, China--one of the largest contributors to the spam epidemic-- appears at London discussion. TAGS: anti-spam, Spamhaus, China, spam, spammer, London, conference, government, U.S.

Lycos Europe: 'Make love not spam'

November 30, 2004 Web portal launches screensaver designed to bombard Web sites that are promoted in unsolicited e-mail. TAGS: Lycos Inc., spam, Web portal, e-mail company, screensaver, spammer, portal, Yahoo! Inc., attempt, e-mail, virus
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