Dozens Arrested in 'Spam' Crackdown
129390
U.S. law enforcers have arrested  dozens in a crackdown on "spam" e-mail, identity theft and  other fraudulent online activity, a person involved in the  investigation said Wednesday.
361168
US enforcement agencies have arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams in recent weeks, according to several people involved in the actions.
62301
The FBI said its "Operation Bot Roast" anti-botnet sweep has identified more than a million hijacked personal computers and resulted in the arrest of three men.
360216
By Byron Acohido  SEATTLE -- The arrest of notorious spammer Robert Alan Soloway, 27, on criminal charges for continuing to spread junk e-mail raised cheers in the tech security community.    But Soloway's arrest Wednesday in Seattle won't slow down the tidal wave of spam.
90641
Authorities have arrested 52 people in a major crackdown on a suspected ring of antiquities looters from dozens of sites in southern Spain, the Spanish Civil Guard said Wednesday.
423261
A North Carolina man has become the latest example of Virginia's crackdown on spam, after being found guilting for sending hundreds of thousands of unwanted advertising e-mails. Jeremy Jaynes, considered one of the top ten spammers in the world by Spamhaus, was sentenced to nine years in prison. "This is a major victory for Virginians and all Americans," said Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore in a statement.
130045
Some of the net's biggest players such as AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo are stepping up efforts to combat spam.
44989
Moving against Internet crime, the Justice Department on Wednesday disrupted a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted files and was engaged in a series of arrests against purveyors of e-mail "spam." -AP
584345
A man nicknamed the 'spam king' for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails is arrested in the US.
662879
SEATTLE -- A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
709106
Security firm Sophos said that many home users&#39; computers are sending out spam because they have had their broadband internet connections exploited.
720664
Some spammers are getting their messages through using techniques designed to spot and stop them. A survey shows that spammers are the biggest users of a technique designed to find out if e-mail comes from the net address it says it does.
78870
A MAN nicknamed the King of Spam for allegedly sending out billions of junk emails has been arrested in the U.S.   Prosecutors say Robert Soloway became one of the world's biggest spammers, using computers secretly infected with orders to send out his emails.
266643
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams in recent weeks, according to several people involved in the actions.
59930
A Seattle man was arrested Wednesday morning for illegal spamming activities.
489502
By Anick Jesdanun  NEW YORK - Junk e-mail continued to land in mailboxes around the world Thursday, despite the arrest a day earlier of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.
527562
By The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 8--The Virginia Court of appeals this week upheld protections for people tired of spam in their e-mail inboxes. A state crackdown, however, will not much dent the spam machine. Effective federal legislation and enforcement is required.