SPYWARE, SPAM & PHISHING
–Prolific Spammer Sentenced to Prison
(July 23, 2008)
Robert Alan Soloway has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for sending millions of spam emails. Soloway was also ordered to forfeit more than US $700,000 he made from his scheme. He has previously been sued in civil court for spamming, and owes civil penalties totaling more than US $17 million. Soloway used a program called Dark Mailer to send out the spam that promoted his business selling spamming software.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/soloway_sentenced/print.html
(((If they're already in prison, for heaven's sake don't let them escape.)))
–Spam King Kills His Wife and Child
(July 25 2008)
"Spam King" Edward "Eddie" Davidson, a convicted spammer, fatally shot his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after escaping prison last weekend, authorities said.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2008-07-25-spam-king-slaying_N.htm?csp=34
