SPAM-NEWS
MySpace Gets $230 Million Judgment Against 'Spam King'. Good Luck Collecting....
14 May 2008 at 8:10pmA federal judge orders "Spam King" Sanford Wallace and his partner to pay MySpace about $230 million in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever. The tough part, of course, is collecting one thin dime from the pair, who lost the case when they just didn't bother to show up to co...
Spam King does a runner after $306m fine (The New Zealand Herald)
15 May 2008 at 6:00amMySpace.com, the social networking website owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has won $234 million (NZ$306m) in damages over junk email sent to its members, in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam ruling ever.
MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment (AP via Yahoo! News)
14 May 2008 at 6:37amA notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.
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PDF spam – a step ahead of image spam(GFI white paper)PHISHING-NEWS
Bank of Hawaii warns of e-mail scam (Honolulu Advertiser)
13 May 2008 at 1:06pmBank of Hawaii is warning of a "phishing" scam bearing Bank of Hawaii's name, and is reminding people who receive the fraudulent e-mail that they should not respond.
Aussie bank account passwords stolen and sold for $900 (iTNews)
15 May 2008 at 7:05amCybercriminals are stealing bank login details from Australian online bankers and selling the data on European black markets for as much as ?550 ($913).
Bank Warns Customers About Phishing Scam (Bristol Herald Courier)
10 May 2008 at 12:21amElizabethton Federal Savings Bank is sending out a scam warning to all customers. The bank is alerting customers to a new "phishing" scam� involving phony emails that appear to be sent by area banks. The emails say if you fill out a quick and easy customer satisfaction survey, $300 dollars will...
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VIRUS-NEWS
Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them (The State)
15 May 2008 at 6:44amHackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic. Now an Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own "botnet," or network of remotely contro...
Air Force colonel: Use botnets against hackers (USA Today)
15 May 2008 at 2:16pmAir Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own "botnet," or network of remotely controlled computers, to be ready to attack the computer networks of foreign enemies.
'GTA IV' causing global virus problem (Digital Spy)
14 May 2008 at 3:44pmA software security expert says illegal copies of Rockstar's epic is causing a global virus problem.
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