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Convicted spammer gets nine-year sentence

April 11, 2005 Jeremy Jaynes is the first person in the U.S. to face prison time for spamming. TAGS: spamming, spammer, Virginia, sentence, e-mail address, U.S., e-mail

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, holiday, trojan horse, McAfee Inc., expert, e-mail, message, antivirus, virus, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft takes on spam zombies

October 27, 2005 Campaign against junk e-mail is expanded to target criminals who hijack PCs to send spam messages. TAGS: zombie, spamming, junk e-mail, spam, service provider, Microsoft Corp., Internet Service Provider, PC

Judges protect right to boot suspected spammer

January 27, 2005 Appeals court says EarthLink can't be held liable for disconnecting a customer it believed was spamming--even though he wasn't. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., spamming, electronic communication, Judge, Internet service, service provider, account, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit

March 31, 2006 Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw. TAGS: Websense Inc., spamming, malicious software, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

U.S. makes first arrest for spim

February 21, 2005 Teen allegedly sent 1.5 million unsolicited instant messages--or spim--to members of the MySpace.com online networking service. TAGS: spim, arrest, MySpace, spamming, Los Angeles, IM, networking, U.S.

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, spamming, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Quicken, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, e-mail server, complaint, service provider, spam, damage, California, law, e-mail address

EarthLink fries up more spam suits

February 9, 2005 The violations highlighted in the four complaints read almost like a laundry list of the activities outlawed by Can-Spam. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., defendant, CAN-SPAM Act, spamming, suit, lawsuit, Atlanta, Florida, failure, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, e-mail address, California

Couple to AOL: Stop searching for spammer's gold

August 18, 2006 Parents of man who owes $12.8 million to Time Warner unit don't want anyone digging their yard for loot. TAGS: gold, America Online Inc., spamming, spammer, property, Time Warner Inc., parent, radar, Massachusetts

Friendster overture not endearing to all

November 10, 2005 Recent mass e-mailing that angered some customers shows just how intense the competition is getting among social networking sites. TAGS: Friendster Inc., AdRelevance, social networking, MySpace, visitor, popularity, spamming, blog, networking, e-mail

The phantom menace?

March 25, 2005 CNETAsia's Winston Chai wonders whether it's too early to hit the panic button on mobile viruses. TAGS: Cabir virus, 3G network, mobile device, MMS, phishing, danger, spamming, Symantec Corp., Symbian Inc., cell phone, Bluetooth, threat, trojan horse, virus, Nokia Corp., handset
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