Oct 15
The Largest Spam Gang is Shut Down
World’s biggest spam operator shut down
By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — The world’s largest spam e-mail operator has been silenced.
Federal authorities say they’ve shut down HerbalKing, a global spam gang responsible for billions of spam messages promoting prescription drugs, “male-enhancement” pills and diet pills. On Tuesday, a federal court in Chicago, acting on a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, ordered a halt to its operations, pending trial. A federal judge said HerbalKing engaged in spamming and deceptive marketing.
Chalk one up for the good guys!
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