Spammer settles suit with MS
One of the world’s most notorious spammers has settled a lawsuit with the state of Texas and Microsoft, that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails.
By Agencies |
AUSTIN (TEXAS): One of the world’s most notorious spammers has settled a lawsuit with the state of Texas and Microsoft, that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails . Ryan Pitylak, 24, who graduated from the University of Texas last month, has admitted sending 25 million e-mails every day at the height of his spamming operation in 2004.
At one time, Pitylak was listed as the fourth-worst spammer in the world by the Spamhaus Project, a Londonbased international clearinghouse that tracks spammers.
As part of the settlement with Microsoft , Pitylak promised never again to send out false, misleading or unsolicited commercial e-mails .
At one time, Pitylak was listed as the fourth-worst spammer in the world by the Spamhaus Project, a Londonbased international clearinghouse that tracks spammers.
As part of the settlement with Microsoft , Pitylak promised never again to send out false, misleading or unsolicited commercial e-mails .
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