'notorious rogue'
FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider, 3FN Service Specializes in Hosting Spam-Spewing Botnets, Phishing Web sites, Child Pornography, and Other Illegal, Malicious Web ContentRelated: US cuts off 'criminal' net firm
unbelievably true
Twitter whoring goes mainstreamTwitter is an opt-in communications channel. People who follow John Mayer do so because they are interested in him or his music. If they were interested in Campbell’s Soup, they would have subscribed to a Campbell’s feed (if they actually have one). The message from Campbell’s was commercial in nature and unsolicited. And that equals spam.
Researchers sent out millions of spam e-mails!
Study shows how spammers cash inBy hijacking a working spam network, US researchers have uncovered some of the economics of being a junk mailer...
"The best way to measure spam is to be a spammer," wrote the researchers in a paper describing their work.
the scum never sleeps
Spammers announce World War IIIYet another reminder to "never follow links in unsolicited email messages." (and beware of intrusive/annoying ad tactics if you visit the news site's home page)
'ever-escalating cyber war'
Web attacks end anti-spam effort – "A series of web attacks by spammers have forced a security firm to end an initiative to curb junk mail..."'mt-blacklist explained'
MT-Blacklist/Comment Spam Clearinghouse: Getting the most out of MT-Blacklist[thebooge.ca]
