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Announcements => News Articles => Topic started by: AdrianH on March 18, 2011, 06:15:07 AM

Title: Spam Network Shut Down
Post by: AdrianH on March 18, 2011, 06:15:07 AM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703328404576207173861008758.html

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Microsoft Corp. and federal law enforcement agents seized computer equipment from Internet hosting facilities across the U.S. in a sweeping legal attack designed to cripple the leading source of junk email on the Internet.

Microsoft launched the raids as part of a civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle in early February against unnamed operators of the Rustock "botnet," a vast network of computers around the globe infected with malicious software that allows its masterminds to distribute enormous volumes of spam, peddling everything from counterfeit software to pharmaceuticals........... (more)

Title: Re: Spam Network Shut Down
Post by: roseway on March 18, 2011, 07:20:29 AM

Excellent news, but a drop in the ocean unfortunately. :(

Title: Re: Spam Network Shut Down
Post by: kitz on March 22, 2011, 01:51:15 PM

Hopefully that was a big drop though.  Good to see M$ getting so involved and clamping down.