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Prison Terms For Spammer Ralsky, Scientology DoS Attacker

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-ralksy's-is-longer dept.

tsu doh nimh writes "Alan Ralsky, the 64-year-old dubbed the 'Godfather of Spam,' was sentenced to 51 months in prison on Monday, the Washington Post's Security Fix blog reports. According to anti-spam group Spamhaus.org, Ralsky has been spamming since at least 1997, using dozens of aliases and tens of thousands of 'zombies' or hacked PCs to relay junk e-mail. Also sentenced — to 40 months in jail — was Ralsky's 48-year-old son-in-law, Scott K. Bradley, and two other men named last year in a 41-count indictment for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act." And eldavojohn writes "19-year-old Dmitriy Guzner, Anonymous member and Scientology DDoS attacker, received one year and one day in jail for his admitted crime. His sentence could have been a maximum ten years. According to the Church of Scientology, Anonymous has harassed and attacked them with '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'"

15 of 328 comments (clear)

  1. Church of Scientology by Paranatural · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientology members complaining about being harassed is like Mormons bitching about missionaries knocking on their doors.

    1. Re:Church of Scientology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was going to reply to this, but I'm going to have to have my lawyer check the gag order first.

    2. Re:Church of Scientology by hemp · · Score: 2, Funny

      But what ever you do, do not post the previously forbidden texts or the Slashdot mods will have to delete your posts.

      They do the bidding of the evil organization.

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  2. Not a lazy man at least by cptnapalm · · Score: 2, Funny

    '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'

    Well, that's one way to keep busy.

    1. Re:Not a lazy man at least by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is grossly unfair for Guzner to get the blame for over 9,000 phone calls

      *golf clap*

  3. scientology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to the Church of Scientology, Anonymous has harassed and attacked them with ... 141 million hits on its website ...

    Sorry, what was the website URL again?

    1. Re:scientology by Lord+Ender · · Score: 2, Funny

      Who gave you the ability to decide that, the Pope?

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  4. Re:141 million hits on its website? by TheKidWho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, your refresh script obviously failed because you didn't get the first post.

  5. In Defense of Anonymous... by thisnamestoolong · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Never gonna give you up!

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    1. Re:In Defense of Anonymous... by selven · · Score: 3, Funny

      Never gonna C-C-C-break your combos

  6. Re:dark side of the coin by IndustrialComplex · · Score: 4, Funny

    do you really want the government deciding which is which?

    The government doesn't really decide that. We do. We complain, the government investigates. It isn't a proactive measure that the government is taking.

    However we could have issues if it grows to something similar to the FCC.

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  7. Prison talk by Mishotaki · · Score: 4, Funny

    "So, you're the guy who keeps sending me those male enhancement meds spam huh?"

    "No sir, i'm only specialising in female spam, nothing else!"

    "Yeah, right! well i'll make an example for the next spammer who dares saying that i need such drugs!"

    *drops pants*

    "Mommy!"

  8. Hrmmmm by SLot · · Score: 2, Funny

    '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'

    part of me mentally read all of those numbers as 'over 9000'

    1. Re:Hrmmmm by Spazztastic · · Score: 2, Funny

      How did you read ten, 22, and 8 as over 9000?

      It's mean to point out someones dyslexia.

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  9. yah but... by roc97007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Anonymous has harassed and attacked them with '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'"

    They always say that.

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