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Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers
(AP) -- Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them.
Dec 27, 2010 |
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Microsoft gets legal might to take down spam botnets
With a judicial assist, Microsoft has perfected a new superweapon to shoot down botnets, the engines cybergangs use to deliver malicious Internet attacks.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Microsoft uses law to cripple hacker spam network
Microsoft on Thursday said it combined technology with an "extraordinary" legal maneuver to cripple a massive network of hacked computers that had been flooding the Internet with spam.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Microsoft busts spam network
Microsoft on Tuesday said it struck another blow in its battle against cyber crooks by busting a spam-sending network of virus-infected computers.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Scientist develops new and free way to send large files around the Web
A new way to send large files around the Web completely free of charge has been launched by the University of Southampton.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 18, 2011 |
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Security companies on alert as scam e-mails plunge
E-mail spam has plunged by more than half since Christmas Day when the world's largest criminal spamming operation inexplicably shut down.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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US, Europe press China to drop tech security rule
(AP) -- Global technology suppliers face a looming Chinese deadline to reveal the inner workings of computer encryption and other security products in a move the United States and Europe say is protectionist.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Man pleads not guilty to running vast spam network
(AP) -- A Russian man accused of masterminding a vast worldwide spamming network has pleaded not guilty in a Wisconsin federal court.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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A 'reunion' that left her embarrassed
Q. In December, I was contacted by 16 former colleagues and friends who had received "invitations" from me through Reunion.com, a Web site I had never visited. It was quite embarrassing, because the colleagues were at a ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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'Rich interaction' may make computers a partner, not a product
In the movie "2010," while trying to salvage the mission to Jupiter, the Hal 9000 computer noted, "I enjoy working with human beings, and have stimulating relationships with them."
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Web marketer ordered to pay Facebook $711M damages
(AP) -- Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it
I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Europe overtakes Asia to become top producer of email spam
Europe has overtaken Asia as the biggest source of email spam worldwide with Britain a major culprit, a report said Thursday.
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot
India has emerged as the world's top source of junk mail as spammers make use of lax laws and absent enforcement to turn the country into a centre of unsolicited email.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Nigerians held in India over 'phishing' scam: police
Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested in the Indian city of Mumbai on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of people through text message and spam email scams, police said.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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