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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.

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, security, virus, PC

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, spammer, Europe, Symantec Corp., broadband, U.S., malware

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: South Korea, spammer, 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, e-mail, information technology

Spim, splog on the rise

July 6, 2006 Spammers are increasingly targeting blogs, social-networking sites and IM programs, MessageLabs warns. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., spim, spammer, spam, blog, IM, 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: spammer, spam, search engine, researcher, blogging, Microsoft Corp., blog, link

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

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, South Korea, North America, spammer, China, McAfee Inc., Internet Service Provider, Europe, security, U.S., antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp.

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, anti-spam, nation, junk e-mail, Internet Service Provider, 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, Graham Cluley, spammer, spam filtering, bot, spam, trojan horse, Google Inc., function, security, e-mail, PC, video

Spam: Made in Taiwan?

June 9, 2006 Junk e-mail rose in May, most of it served up from Taiwan--and the death of Blue Frog was a factor, CipherTrust says. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., zombie, Taiwan, anti-spam, spam, spammer, China, message, e-mail, U.S., security

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, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, spam, U.S., 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., anti-spam, security technology, spammer, P2P, e-mail, screensaver, message

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.

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, Internet Service Provider, service provider, server

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, attorney general, legislation, legislator, law, state, nation, anti-spam, e-commerce, Washington, Internet Service Provider, advice, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

This spammer's stash could be yours

August 10, 2005 Gold bars, cash and a fully loaded Hummer H2 are among the prizes AOL is offering as it celebrates a settlement with a spammer. TAGS: New Hampshire, spammer, settlement, America Online Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, Hummer, goods, anti-spam, Virginia, Time Warner Inc., spam, e-mail
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