E-mail spam: Will it abate with arrest of alleged master spammer?
Russian Oleg Nikolaenko is in US custody on charges of mail fraud and violating a law governing online marketing. His network is believed to account for one-third of global e-mail spam.
By Mark Guarino, Staff writer
December 3, 2010
The arrest of alleged "spam king" Oleg Nikolaenko of Moscow does not necessarily mean all those unwanted solicitations for herbal remedies and pornography will stop clogging your e-mail inbox.
.Mr. Nikolaenko, who was arraigned in federal court in Milwaukee Friday, is alleged to have run one of the largest and most sophisticated spam networks in the world. His operation is responsible for sending about 10 billion spam messages a day at its peak, authorities say. His activities account for 32 percent of all global spam since 2007, the criminal complaint against him states. the rest
posted by Pat Dague @ 11:08 AM
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Ah, the Russians. When they're good (depends on your point of view), they're worldbeaters! Some absolutely sublime composers, the periodic table of the elements, the Trans-Volga elders and other important religious figures, a political revolution that claimed much of Eurasia in the 20th century, and, now...wait for it...the Master Spammer! If only they could focus a bit more constructively...
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