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Company Sued for Spamming Retaliates to Have Spam Law Repealed

A California company being threatened with a lawsuit for sending spam to a South Dakota company has in turn filed suit, claiming the state’s anti-spam law is trumped by the federal CAN-SPAM Act , unconstitutional, and should be struck from …

Company Sued for Spamming Retaliates to Have Spam Law Repealed
   

August Spam Roundup

It may be the dog days of summer, but spam never takes a vacation. Here’s a look at the latest spam headlines and trends. Maryland Rep’s Hurricane Spam Raises Ire and Questions “Spam King” Indicted on New Facebook Spam Charges Botnet …

August Spam Roundup
   

Australian Financial Firm Fined 55K For Spamming

Australian financial services firm CommSec was fined $55,000 (roughly $48K US) for violating that country’s Spam Act. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) levied the fine after it launched an investigation into the company’s mail campaigns and found they …

Australian Financial Firm Fined 55K For Spamming
   

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined a New Zealand man $15 million; Spamhaus claims this is one of the largest spam gangs in the world. The gang, operating under the names “Canadian Healthcare” and “HerbalKing” has been operating since 2005 …

U.S. Fines Spammer $15 Million
   

International Spam Fighting

Spam is an international problem that no single country is able to solve on its own.  Although different countries to Australia have their own strict laws against spam, there is really nothing to stop a person outside of that jurisdiction …

International Spam Fighting
   

Dutch Spammer Fined Over $300,000

A Dutch software developer has been fined over $300,000 for sending more than 21 million spam messages. He will also be charged a little over $7,000 for each day he continues to spam. Reinier Schenkhuizen was first warned in 2004 …

Dutch Spammer Fined Over $300,000