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gaijinmark wrote: Is there some other golf besides that? :headscratch: [/list:u]
Yes! There is real golf!!!!! :victory:
Man described as a top spammer arrested
By GENE JOHNSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails.
"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."
A federal grand jury last week returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway charging him with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
Soloway pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to all charges after a judge determined that \ even with four bank accounts seized by the government \ he was sufficiently well off to pay for his own lawyer.
He has been living in a ritzy apartment and drives an expensive Mercedes convertible, said prosecutor Kathryn Warma. Prosecutors are seeking to have him forfeit $773,000 they say he made from his business, Newport Internet Marketing Corp.
A public defender who represented him for Wednesday's hearing declined to comment.
Prosecutors say Soloway used computers infected with malicious code to send out millions of junk e-mails since 2003. The computers are called "zombies" because owners typically have no idea their machines have been infected.
He continued his activities even after Microsoft won a $7 million civil judgment against him in 2005 and the operator of a small Internet service provider in Oklahoma won a $10 million judgment, prosecutors said.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan said Wednesday that the case is the first in the country in which federal prosecutors have used identity theft statutes to prosecute a spammer for taking over someone else's Internet domain name. Soloway could face decades in prison, though prosecutors said they have not calculated what guideline sentencing range he might face.
The investigation began when the authorities began receiving hundreds of complaints about Soloway, who had been featured on a list of known spammers kept by The Spamhaus Project, an international anti-spam organization.
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Department of Social Services said it was spending $1,000 a week to fight the spam it was receiving, and other businesses and individuals complained of having their reputations damaged when it appeared spam was originating from their computers.
"This is not just a nuisance. This is way beyond a nuisance," Warma said.
Soloway used the networks of compromised computers to send out unsolicited bulk e-mails urging people to use his Internet marketing company to advertise their products, authorities said.
People who clicked on a link in the e-mail were directed to his Web site. There, Soloway advertised his ability to send out as many as 20 million e-mail advertisements over 15 days for $495, the indictment said.
The Spamhaus Project rejoiced at his arrest.
"Soloway has been a long-term nuisance on the Internet \ both in terms of the spam he sent, and the people he duped to use his spam service," organizers wrote on Spamhaus.org.
Soloway remained in federal detention pending a hearing Monday.
By GENE JOHNSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails.
"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."
A federal grand jury last week returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway charging him with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
Soloway pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to all charges after a judge determined that \ even with four bank accounts seized by the government \ he was sufficiently well off to pay for his own lawyer.
He has been living in a ritzy apartment and drives an expensive Mercedes convertible, said prosecutor Kathryn Warma. Prosecutors are seeking to have him forfeit $773,000 they say he made from his business, Newport Internet Marketing Corp.
A public defender who represented him for Wednesday's hearing declined to comment.
Prosecutors say Soloway used computers infected with malicious code to send out millions of junk e-mails since 2003. The computers are called "zombies" because owners typically have no idea their machines have been infected.
He continued his activities even after Microsoft won a $7 million civil judgment against him in 2005 and the operator of a small Internet service provider in Oklahoma won a $10 million judgment, prosecutors said.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan said Wednesday that the case is the first in the country in which federal prosecutors have used identity theft statutes to prosecute a spammer for taking over someone else's Internet domain name. Soloway could face decades in prison, though prosecutors said they have not calculated what guideline sentencing range he might face.
The investigation began when the authorities began receiving hundreds of complaints about Soloway, who had been featured on a list of known spammers kept by The Spamhaus Project, an international anti-spam organization.
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Department of Social Services said it was spending $1,000 a week to fight the spam it was receiving, and other businesses and individuals complained of having their reputations damaged when it appeared spam was originating from their computers.
"This is not just a nuisance. This is way beyond a nuisance," Warma said.
Soloway used the networks of compromised computers to send out unsolicited bulk e-mails urging people to use his Internet marketing company to advertise their products, authorities said.
People who clicked on a link in the e-mail were directed to his Web site. There, Soloway advertised his ability to send out as many as 20 million e-mail advertisements over 15 days for $495, the indictment said.
The Spamhaus Project rejoiced at his arrest.
"Soloway has been a long-term nuisance on the Internet \ both in terms of the spam he sent, and the people he duped to use his spam service," organizers wrote on Spamhaus.org.
Soloway remained in federal detention pending a hearing Monday.
I didn't know spamming was illegal... :ashamed:
Yup. It's against all ISP's policies and banned in most countries. The problem is it's not where most attacks are coming from. They should skin him alive and let fire ants take care of his groin area. :angry:
I did received less spam today. Only 20 or so, instead of the usual +100. No more enlargement pills, just L'Oreal mascara samples today. :)
I did received less spam today. Only 20 or so, instead of the usual +100. No more enlargement pills, just L'Oreal mascara samples today. :)
tabana wrote:Yup. It's against all ISP's policies and banned in most countries. The problem is it's not where most attacks are coming from. They should skin him alive and let fire ants take care of his groin area. :angry:
I did received less spam today. Only 20 or so, instead of the usual +100. No more enlargement pills, just L'Oreal mascara samples today. :)
JEEZ! On average I get about 6... and that's spread over three email accounts.
I get them from main yahoo account, that I got almost 8 or 9 years ago, just my name and no numbers and at work. The 1st one, it's because I subscribe to too many newsletter and left my email everywhere. Back in the day, it didn't matter. At work, I get more than 100 a day. Another 100 gets filtered before it gets in my mail box. I registered a corporate DNS once and used my email. Bad, bad idea.
I have none in my others 8 mail accounts. Except from Microsoft. Now, everytime I need to post my email for downloading something or register some crap, I use temporaryinbox.com. It works like a charm. :)
I have none in my others 8 mail accounts. Except from Microsoft. Now, everytime I need to post my email for downloading something or register some crap, I use temporaryinbox.com. It works like a charm. :)
Wynter wrote:I didn't know spamming was illegal... :ashamed:There's a group that's part of our 2nd tier tech support and all they do is monitor customer's email traffic. They can't see the contents of the emails, but they can see how many you send or receive, and I know of customers that have had their service suspended because we knew they were spamming. [/list:u]
tabana wrote:Yup. It's against all ISP's policies and banned in most countries. The problem is it's not where most attacks are coming from. They should skin him alive and let fire ants take care of his groin area. :angry:
You're being way too kind.
I did received less spam today. Only 20 or so, instead of the usual +100. No more enlargement pills, just L'Oreal mascara samples today. :)
In Outlook Express, I've got over 120 Message Rules to filter out spam... And I still get around 10-15 a day... :grumble:
Too bad you can't echo back a virus that hoses their computers.
I donLt have those spam mails..
I really donLt know why, all of my friends get them every day..
Suspicious.. :headscratch:
I really donLt know why, all of my friends get them every day..
Suspicious.. :headscratch:
Akitsuki-kun wrote:I donLt have those spam mails..
I really donLt know why, all of my friends get them every day..
Suspicious.. :headscratch:
You prolly just don't supply your email addy to random sites, that's all. :)
Spam sucks the big one. And there's not much you can do about it, because the "addresses" they supposedly come from are spoofed. We have vacation messages for our email addys, and every spam email gets a vacation message - so when you are away, you get a "mail not deliverable" message for every spam email, which effectively doubles the amount of junk mail you get :P
Just caught a big ol' spider that was on the wall... Let's see if it can swim in the toilet during a flush...
How big is big? Not as big as our Huntsman spiders, I bet :)
Yuck..
i got a Spider Phobia :mecry: :ashamed:
i got a Spider Phobia :mecry: :ashamed:
Akitsuki-kun wrote:Yuck..
i got a Spider Phobia :mecry: :ashamed:
You and I both... :bleh:
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Don't you DARE post one in here, A-oyaji...Anime Dad wrote:How big is big? Not as big as our Huntsman spiders, I bet :)
Not even close... Thankfully.
He's one of those one-inch brown spiders... Seen a lot of 'em lately since the weather's warmed up... It's keeping my vacuum busy, that's for sure.
Heh. A baby! Huntsman spiders can have a leg-span of up to 6 inches :)
Don't worry, Wyn-chan, no photos ;)
Don't worry, Wyn-chan, no photos ;)
Anime Dad wrote:Heh. A baby! Huntsman spiders can have a leg-span of up to 6 inches :)
I've seen some pics of 'em... Nasty.
I wouldn't try top step on one of those... I'd need a shovel with a looong handle. :beaten:
I think i've mentioned it before.... a few years ago, Mrs A.D. had a kid in her class who would pick up one of those things if it was on the classroom wall, and take it outside. I'm not scared of them, but I wouldn't pick one up... I've had one fall into my lap while driving once, it was hiding under the sun visor :shocked: I nearly had a car crash.
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