Lance Atkinson only fined $63,400 USD by New Zealand because he ‘co-operated with authorities

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Lance Atkinson, a prolific spammer since 2005 as part of ‘HerbalKing’ the
‘#1 worst spam gang of 2007, 2008′ according to the Spamhaus ROSKO list has been fined only $92,715 AUS (about $63,400 USD) by authorities because, according to Justice Christine French of the High Court in Christchurch, of the co-operation and candor of Lance in the early stages of the investigation.

CAN-SPAM act now 5 years old – results in 300% increase in spam

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The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into law in the USA in December of 2003 or some 5 years ago. What is the track record of that law? Has it been effective in stopping all spam?

Should Mail Servers Keep ‘Office Hours’?

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Why leave the door open to a hacker after hours. Using a schedule to block this feature is like pulling down the security bars you see in the mall. Using this same feature you could restrict inbound e-mail to reasonable hours.

Merry Malware – Tis the season for postcards

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Every year at the holidays we see an upsurge of ‘postcard ware’ based malware. They look like a e-card from a loved one so you are enticed to open them up and while some do display a pretty picture or a play a nice tune in the background they are infecting your pc.

Mega-D Botnet back after McColo shutdown

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Well it was a nice but brief vacation from three of the big Botnets as McColo was shut down last month but by all reports the Mega-D botnet looks to be back and at near full strength.

It pays to get a second opinion on Free Online Virus Scanners

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Once in a while

8 Signs That Job You Found Online Is A Scam

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With both the holiday and the economic down turn just around the corner it is tempting to

DSBL is no longer

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The DSBL list which was used by some anti-spam systems to block open relay and proxy servers that could be used by spammers to forward spam has been taken off-line.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) re-gaining in the Billion-dollar underground economy

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Over at IT Business they are reporting that Internet Relay Chat or IRC is again a popular place for Cyber Criminals to hang out and market their ill-gotten gains. With a market estimated at 7 Billion dollars you can be sure that they aren’t going away anytime soon.

Reduce Your Spam with a Disposable E-mail Address

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Some sites that you go to want you to register and provide a valid e-mail address to send you your password or a signup verification link.

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