Prosecuting Spamming Crackers?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday October 22, 2003 @10:58AM from the shutting-them-down dept.

lnixon asks: "As a recent Slashdot article mentioned, the latest trend in spamming is to use cracked Windows machines for sending spam and hosting spamvertised web sites, 'spacking', as Wired terms it. A couple of weeks ago, I started tracking one of these cracker rings down, carefully documenting the trail as I went.Mostly through luck, I actually found the originating server. This information should seriously put a crimp in their activities...if only I could get the law interested. I have tried to get the attention of CERT, of FBI and of my local police authorities, but nobody seems to be interested. Now, what should I do? Organize a posse?"

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Alert the media by splattertrousers · 2003-10-22 11:05 · Score: 4, Insightful

Give the information to your local newspapers and TV news programs. The spotlight might spur the authorities into action, and the reporters will love you because you saved them from doing any pesky work for themselves.