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Archive for October 15, 2008
World’s biggest spam operator shut down
October 15, 2008 by kb3ljm.
The world’s largest spam e-mail operator has been silenced.
Federal authorities say they’ve shut down HerbalKing, a global spam gang responsible for billions of spam messages promoting prescription drugs, “male-enhancement” pills and diet pills. On Tuesday, a federal court in Chicago, acting on a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, ordered a halt to its operations, pending trial. A federal judge said HerbalKing engaged in spamming and deceptive marketing.
Some anti-spam organizations, such as The Spamhaus Project, estimate up to one-third of the world’s spam e-mail came from the group during its heyday this year and last.
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