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Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 October 2008 9:43 AM

A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails.

Spammer walks free in Virginia

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 16 September 2008 2:15 PM

State court overturns ruling in Jaynes case.

Fugitive spammer Davidson commits suicide

In Hackers - By Guy Dixon, 28 July 2008 10:53 AM

Convicted spammer Edward 'Eddie' Davidson apparently killed his wife and daughter before taking his own life.

Spam King Soloway sent down for 47 months

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 24 July 2008 9:57 AM

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

Convicted spammer escapes from prison

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 23 July 2008 1:24 PM

Convicted spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence.

Spammer jailed for 30 months

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 18 July 2008 10:10 AM

A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison.

Cloudmark warns on new spammer techniques

In Messaging - 17 July 2008 9:25 AM

Spammers are using increasingly inventive ways to circumvent email systems and find their way into inboxes.

Spammer loses free speech argument

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 4 March 2008 9:28 AM

A court in Virginia has struck down a spammer's appeal that his conviction violated his rights to free speech..

AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 6 November 2007 9:56 AM

A convicted AOL junk mailer, who tried to strike a spam business deal over instant messenger with a confidential informant, was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in prison.

FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 27 August 2007 10:38 AM

A district court judge has temporarily ordered a pharmaceutical company to halt the delivery of spam messages promoting herbal pills claiming to help shed pounds.

Brooklyn spammer faces 11 years in prison

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 14 June 2007 11:16 AM

A New York man pleaded guilty this week to violating the CAN-SPAM Act by sending junk email to about 1.2 million AOL subscribers in a 2005 run.

FTC slaps alleged pornography spammer with hefty fine

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 2 February 2007 9:31 AM

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stung a pornography marketer with a US$465,000 civil penalty this week for breaking anti-spam regulations that require an email warning of ...

MySpace files suit against alleged spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 23 January 2007 7:22 AM

MySpace today announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to send millions of messages promoting ...

Australian spammer Clarity1 fined

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 27 October 2006 5:45 PM

The first company to be convicted under Australia's anti-spamming laws was fined about $4.2 million today for sending 280 million spam emails.

U.S. still top spammer country, but not by much

By Frank Washkuch, 20 April 2006 7:17 PM

The U.S. is still the world’s top spammer nation, according to a survey published today, but it is now close to losing that dubious distinction to China.

Australia nails first spammer

By René Millman, 18 April 2006 12:33 PM

An Australian spammer has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under that country's anti-spam laws.

Porn spammer faces five years behind bars

By William Eazel, 2 February 2006 3:02 PM

A U.S. individual faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the sending of spam containing graphic pornographic images.

Detroit spammer faces years behind bars

By William Eazel, 13 January 2006 10:24 AM

A man accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails from compromised computers belonging to, is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. court session on Tuesday.

'Weaselboy' spammer jailed over £1.6M scam

By René Millman, 17 November 2005 12:08 PM

A spammer who built up a £1.6 million ($2.75 million) fortune from his bedroom in his father's house was jailed for six years for fraud and other crimes.

Spammer pharmacist indicted for fraud, dealing

By David Quainton, 25 August 2005 4:36 PM

A 25-year-old Minnesota spammer has been indicted on multiple federal charges.

Woman held over spammer death

By David Quainton, 27 July 2005 2:30 PM

A woman is being held in connection with the violent death of mega-spammer Vardan Kushnir.

Unbeatable spammer takes beating, dies

By David Quainton, 26 July 2005 3:20 PM

Spam behemoth Vardan Kushnir has emailed his last Russian after being bludgeoned to death on Sunday.

'Rizler' spammer rolls up in court

By René Millman, 6 July 2005 12:04 PM

A spammer alleged to have sent over a billion unsolicited emails to AOL users has finally been arrested and faces up to six months in jail.

Florida spammer hit with internet ban

By David Quainton, 4 March 2005 3:24 PM

A Florida judge has banned a man from Daytona Beach from using the internet for six years. Charles Frye, 29, had pleaded guilty to a charge of sending millions of spam emails.

Israeli spammer in hot water

By David Quainton, 24 February 2005 5:31 PM

Microsoft’s internet crime clampdown has continued with a law against a man suspected of being Israel’s biggest spammer.

Spammer hits journos, journos hit back

By David Quainton, 14 January 2005 5:14 PM

A California man has been convicted on 79 counts of fraud and identity theft after flooding sportswriters' email accounts with spam. Alan Carlson, 39, sent thousands of ...