Leaked Online Chats Expose Author of Largest Spam Botnet

An anonymous reader writes "New analysis of financial records and online chat logs retrieved from the operators of Spamdot.biz — until recently the most notorious spam affiliate program — provides tantalizing clues about the identity of the man behind Cutwail, currently the largest spam botnet. Brian Krebs tells the story of 'Google,' the screen name used by the now-27-year-old botmaster who was part of a team of programmers in Moscow. Over the years, Cutwail has shifted from a spam cannon for male enhancement pills to a major vector for distributing malicious software."

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Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the

[stanlyb]

Now i am no more wondering how such a monster like SOPA, PIPA was created...

Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the

[gman003]

Funny how, when it's (suspected) terrorists, drug lords, etc., most posters here argue for a fair, open trial, legal rendition and all that. Shut down Gitmo, stop the drone killings, stop the indefinite holdings, because we're becoming that which we fight.

But a spammer? Call in the CIA, call in DEVGRU, call in Jack Bauer, that man needs to be dead YESTERDAY, no matter the cost!