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Interview with a Spampire

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ethically-challenged dept.

Bunch2 writes "In this article at OReillynet, a 'hacker' explains why he put his superior coding skills to use by writing a spam mailer called Fahrenheit. (Hint: $$$) Turns out his little creation is also being used by criminals to 'phish' bank account information from gullible folks. The article shows how talented but morally challenged techies are becoming stooges of 'spammers, con artists, and other criminals.'"

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  1. Re:Stake through the heart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kittridge says he overlooked one key feature in Fahrenheit: copy protection. That fact, combined with his three-day, money-back guarantee, has resulted in lots of unauthorized copying and lost revenue, he says.

    The dumbass assumed that spammers would pay for something they could obtain for free illegally.

    Moron.

  2. Re:Let he who has not sinned, throw the first ston by way2trivial · · Score: 5, Funny
    so many responses come to mind...

    so, I can pimp out my kid? or else I'll starve?

    so I can become a contract assasin?

    Heroin dealer?

    A lawyer?

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  3. Re:Stake through the heart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Buffy: Why don't I just put a stake through her heart?

    Giles: She's not a vampire.

    Buffy: Mm, well, you'd be surprised how many things that'll kill.

  4. Ahem: by Saint+Aardvark · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Hackers are having a real hard time finding work in the U.S.," says Kittridge in explaining his decision to work for spammers. "Spamming is our last resort to pay rent," he says.

    Sorry, you got that word wrong. It's not pronounced "HA-kurz", it's pronounced "LY-ing SO-sho-PA-thik THEEVZ". But no worries, it's an easy mistake to make.

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  5. Re:Same old story... by Superfreaker · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was in a similar situation as yourself as far as money and job scarcity. But I had to do something much worse than build a simple Adult web site...

    I had to deploy Microsoft Windows Media DRM for one of the major record labels.

    I still shudder to think of those days. I fondly look back on my days as a Las Vegas Crack Whore in comparison.