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Mapping the Spam

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-impressive dept.

demaria writes "The folks at cluelessmailers.org have made a map of spam. It shows the relationships among spammers and other entities (legitimate or not), including organizations that track spam, advertises with, shares addresses, emails through, and all sorts of other data. I can't imagine how hard it was to put this together, it looks like a giant circuit design layout, but shows just how big and interwoven the spam problem is."

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  1. Brilliant! Hacktivism! by toupsie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree. Instead of pinging and scanning my servers 24/7, go after the real assholes of the Internet. Script Kiddies, you have the tools, you have the time, you have the disregard for the law, do something worthwhile for a change.

    --
    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  2. Re:Where's the Asian spammers? by CMBob · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, I had to start somewhere...

    Like the Map says, it's by no means a complete picture. I just started with one email, then another, and began finding connections.

    Asian stuff generally gets nuked immediately; I rarely even bother reporting it anymore.

    *sigh*

    ...Bob

    Bob West
    Clueless Mailers Webmaster