Court slams former spam king over spyware
Thursday, May 4th, 2006A default judgment against Sanford ”Spamford” Wallace and his company, SmartBOT.Net, orders them to give up $4,089,500 in ill-gotten gains.
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Hacker charged with stealing information from military
Thursday, May 4th, 2006Matthew R. Decker, 21, was indicted Tuesday in Wichita, Kansas, with ”accessing without authorization” U.S. Army computers and with ”unlawfully possessing, with intent to defraud,” 531 credit card numbers and account information.
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MPAA releases new piracy loss data
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) today released new information about piracy from a comprehensive study done by LEK Consulting that the association is using as a roadmap to help fight piracy worldwide.
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Spam King Alan Ralsky not jailed
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006The FBI’s Detroit field office told one journalist that Spam King Alan Ralsky was not arrested or held, is not in custody, and has not been indicted.
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Consumers in the dark about latest tech buzzwords
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Windows Live, 71% of respondents have never heard of RSS, 46% indicated they aren’t clear on the definition of Internet tagging and 32% indicated they are not sure how best to describe VoIP — three common services that are quickly gaining acceptance and popularity with Americans who use the Internet.
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