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US Proposes $250,000 Bounty to Combat Email Spammers Effectively

Authorities in the US are considering a $250,000 bounty on spammers in an attempt to close them down.The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has suggested rewards of anything from $100,000 to $250,000 for information. . . .. The organisation believes that people most likely to identify a spammer and provide evidence would be "whistleblowers" or insiders. It suggested that amateur cyber-sleuths would be unlikely to track down spammers. But the FTC admitted that, even with high-dollar rewards, whistleblowers may be reluctant to come forward because they could end up facing legal liability themselves. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security company Sophos, said that, although a few US spammers have been convicted, these have done little to stem the tidal wave of unsolicited email. The link for this article located at Dinah Greek, vnunet.com is no longer available. . The organisation believes that people most likely to identify a spammer and provide evidence would b. authorities, considering, bounty, spammers, attempt, close. . Anthony Pell

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Los Angeles Cyber Crime Incident: Wi-Fi Abuse Case Update

A Los Angeles man accused of using other people's wi-fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited adult-themed e-mails has entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in a case filed under the criminal provisions of the federal CAN SPAM Act, officials confirmed Friday. . . .. A Los Angeles man accused of using other people's wi-fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited adult-themed e-mails has entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in a case filed under the criminal provisions of the federal CAN SPAM Act, officials confirmed Friday. Nicholas Tombros, 37, was scheduled to enter a guilty plea Friday afternoon in federal court in Los Angeles, but the hearing was abandoned when judge Percy Anderson learned the defense attorney who'd signed off on the deal had been hospitalized and could not appear in court. "[Tombros] said that he wanted to take some time, so the judge scheduled us for a status conference in two weeks," says assistant U.S. attorney Wesley Hsu, who's prosecuting the case. The link for this article located at is no longer available. . A Los Angeles man accused of using other people's wi-fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited ad. angeles, accused, using, other, people's, wi-fi, networks, thousands, unsolicited. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Senate Committee Approves Spam Legislation for Consumer Email Protection

Consumers would gain more power to keep junk e-mail out of their inboxes under legislation approved by a U.S. Senate committee today. The bill, passed by the Senate Commerce Committee, requires that unsolicited e-mail, or "spam," contain valid return addresses that . . . . Consumers would gain more power to keep junk e-mail out of their inboxes under legislation approved by a U.S. Senate committee today. The bill, passed by the Senate Commerce Committee, requires that unsolicited e-mail, or "spam," contain valid return addresses that recipients can use to opt out of receiving more unwanted e-mail. The "CAN SPAM" act, sponsored by Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ted Stevens, (R-Alaska), would impose fines and jail terms against spammers who fake their e-mail or physical addresses. The legislation also would allow state attorneys general to sue on behalf of residents who are continually besieged by unwanted spam. Spammers who willfully violate the provisions of the law could be fined as much as $1.5 million. "My bill strangles out spam e-mail by imposing steep fines and empowering consumers with the choice to close their doors to hyper-marketing once and for all," Burns said in a statement. The link for this article located at Newsbytes is no longer available. . Consumers would gain more power to keep junk e-mail out of their inboxes under legislation approved . consumers, would, power, e-mail, their, inboxes, under, legislation, approved. . Anthony Pell

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