Leaked Online Chats Expose Author of Largest Spam Botnet

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Leaked Online Chats Expose Author of Largest Spam Botnet

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 2, 2012 @08:53AM from the cover-blown dept.

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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But it works... by RobinEggs · 2012-01-02 08:55 · Score: 5, Funny

But those pills totally work! I tried them and my dick got 69% longer in just 3 short...

Hey, what's with all the laughing?
1. Re:But it works... by TheRealMindChild · 2012-01-02 09:15 · Score: 2
  
  Why would you want a longer penis? Unless you are in really sad shape, women don't like being probed with a baseball bat.
  
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2. Re:But it works... by Spodi · 2012-01-02 09:24 · Score: 2
  
  Why would you want a longer penis? Unless you are in really sad shape, women don't like being probed with a baseball bat.
  Who said he is doing it for women?
3. Re:But it works... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-02 09:37 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Yeah, it's ridiculous. When talking about penis size we can't just use a tape measure, we need a scale and a protractor as well:
  [(Length x Diameter) + (Weight/Girth)] / (AngleOfTheTip^2)
4. Re:But it works... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-02 09:37 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  Yes, this is true. I post anonymously because it is a bit embarassing and I don't want to appear to be bragging.
  When I got married, both I and my wife were virgins. The first couple of times we had sex, she complained of the pain. I assumed it was just the whole virgin thing. Turns out, when erect, the circumference of my penis is twice the average. It is not much longer than average at 7.75" but when flacid it is much smaller.
  The sex life got better after an epiziotomy (spelling?) but until then it wasn't pleasant. So men who wish for a big penis have no idea what they are wishing for.
Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the by stanlyb · 2012-01-02 08:59 · Score: 5, Insightful

Now i am no more wondering how such a monster like SOPA, PIPA was created...
Re:Google by imsabbel · 2012-01-02 09:09 · Score: 2

Also has the advantage that it is basically untraceable... i mean, what to you want, google it?

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Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the by gman003 · 2012-01-02 09:28 · Score: 4, Insightful

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!
Re:Google by inviolet · 2012-01-02 09:31 · Score: 4, Informative

Also has the advantage that it is basically untraceable... i mean, what to you want, google it?
Yep, a clever choice of alias.
According to TFA, the Cutwail guy's real name is supposedly Dmitry Sergeyvich Nechvolod, phone number +7-916-4444474.

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Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the by Hatta · 2012-01-02 09:37 · Score: 2

Sure. What are the Somalis going to do about it?

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Spam Cannon? by mentil · 2012-01-02 09:42 · Score: 5, Funny

Spam cannon not large enough for your payload to reach people's inboxes? Try some herbal V14gr4.

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Re:Stop caring about jurisdiction and just get the by icebraining · 2012-01-02 10:35 · Score: 2

Newsflash: different people on the same site have different opinions! Freaky, I know.

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Hahahahaaah !!! From moscow ? by unity100 · 2012-01-02 10:52 · Score: 2

Yeah. do that. And the next day we are back to stone age.

Exaggeration ? Dont think so. the mafia that runs russia is as strong as the mafia that runs u.s.. And neither mafia would allow the other to kill their important assets in the dirty games they play.

You'd think that the author of world's largest botnet would be dealing in just viagra spam ? think again ...

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Re:Arrest by Spad · 2012-01-02 11:42 · Score: 2

Is that like a small business owner?