Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king 

Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king

Facebook wins civil action against spammer.
Guilty plea for US "spam king" 

Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Five individuals pleaded guilty in a US federal court this week for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks ...
Spam king Richter must pay US$6m to MySpace 

Spam king Richter must pay US$6m to MySpace

Self-styled 'King of Spam' Scott Richter has been ordered to pay US$6m in legal fees and damages for spamming MySpace subscribers in August 2006.
Former spam king Pitylak now trying to earn firms' trust as anti-spam consultant 

Former spam king Pitylak now trying to earn firms' trust as anti-spam consultant

Just days after settling one suit with Microsoft and another by the Texas attorney general still pending against him, former spam king Ryan Pitylak is now offering his services ...
Spam King pays Microsoft royal ransom 

Spam King pays Microsoft royal ransom

Spam King Scott Richter has agreed to pay $7 million in damages to Microsoft for his massive spam email campaign.
Spam king turns back on spam 

Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king Scott Richter has cleaned up his act and turned his back on spam.
Police net Brazilian phisher king  

Police net Brazilian phisher king

Brazilian federal police have delivered the cybercrime Holy Grail by arresting a man suspected to be one of the world’s biggest phishers. Valdir Paulo de Almeida allegedly ...
Spam King dethroned by US court 

Spam King dethroned by US court

A US District judge has imposed a temporary restraining order against so-called "Spam King" Stanford Wallace and his companies SmartBot and Seismic Entertainment Productions.
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