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First Arrest Made in U.S. For Spimming

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-like-spam-but-edible dept.

prostoalex writes "U.S. federal authorities have conducted the first arrest for spimming. Eighteen-year-old Anthony Greco was arrested for sending spam to instant messenger users of MySpace.com." From the article: "Greco had allegedly threatened to share his methods for spamming members of the group if MySpace.com didn't sign an exclusive marketing deal that would have legitimized the messages he was sending via the service."

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  1. I'm not normally a spelling Nazi... by Tassach · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    but come on now, how frelling hard is it to spell "spamming"?

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    Why is it that the proponents of "one nation under God" are so eager to get rid of "liberty and justice for all"?
  2. Re:Hmmmm...Blackmail... by Reckless+Visionary · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    With all due low-user-ID respect. . .mix red and purple? Are you sure about that?

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    I think I'll stop here.
  3. YOU FAIL IT MISERABLY, WIGGER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    U R TEH SUXX0R!