"Fingerprints" show who sent anonymous emails 

"Fingerprints" show who sent anonymous emails

Researchers use speech recognition and data mining to finger rogue emailers.
Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam 

Spam with shortened URLs account for 18 per cent of all spam

Storm botnet responsible for most.
New botnet threats emerge from Lethic and Bagle 

New botnet threats emerge from Lethic and Bagle

New Year brings new challengers.
Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months 

Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months

A man described by Microsoft as one of the top ten spammers in the world has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail.
US porn spammers sent down 

US porn spammers sent down

Two US men have been sentenced to more than five years in prison for organising and running an international pornographic spamming business that netted over US$1m.
World Cup worm sent off to email users 

World Cup worm sent off to email users

Think you’ve just scored tickets for the FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany next month? Think again – and be careful.
$20m software pirate sent to jail  

$20m software pirate sent to jail

Nathan Peterson, owner and operator of iBackups, pleaded guilty in a District Court in Alexandria, Va., to two counts of criminal copyright infringement for illegally copying ...
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