Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 18, 2006
Four spam companies hit by CAN-SPAM rulings.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stepped its anti-spam operations up a gear last week, shutting down four separate organisations for violating the CAN-SPAM Act.
The four sets of spammers pushed dating, pornography, mortgages, drugs and phishing scams, and were closed on various grounds, including breaching requirements to label sexually explicit content, using faked headers and sender information, and utilising zombie nets of compromised machines.
Fines levied varied from $8,000 to $200,000, and all involved were ordered to desist from engaging in spam activities.
Posted on 18 September 2006 by Virus Bulletin
