MySpace decided to sue spammer
An attempt to make some extra money by sending few thousands of spam emails may get little wrong in some cases: MySpace.com has filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed “spam king” for allegedly blasting the portal with unsolicited e-mails through the use of compromised user accounts. MySpace also wants a permanent injunction to bar Scott Richter, who has fought with Microsoft Corp. and the state of New York over spam, and his affiliates from using the popular social networking site. Richter runs Optinrealbig.com LLC, an e-mail marketing company in Westminster, Colo. MySpace users can send “bulletins” — a few lines of text — to blocks of users who are in their circle of friends.
That distribution power has made MySpace a frequent target for spammers, who can reach up to thousands of users if they have the log-in and password for a single account. The suit alleges that Richter obtained a list of compromised accounts or used a technique known as “phishing,” where a hacker constructs a fraudulent Web page that harvests log-ins and passwords. Better to not have an account there – honestly, I don’t use it and don’t miss anything…
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[...] Original post by Releaselog | RLSLOG.net and software by Elliott Back [...]
Haha had the list of over 20 000 compromised it was posted on a imaged based bbs and there was many lulz over there for days.
I think that soon myspace will take a hit like yahoo chat rooms did
@Tygel
OH SHI-
/b/tards are everywhere
I never understood the whole Myspace hype
two words guys: Myspace chicks.
amen!