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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

| | A Little Sunshine, Adconion Direct, AFRINIC, Amobee, ARIN, CAN-SPAM Act, Daniel Dye, Inspiring Networks, Jacob Bychak, Maikel Uerlings, Mark Manoogian, Media Breakaway, Micfo, Mohammed Abdul Qayyum, Mybroadband.co.za, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Optinrealbig, Petr Pacas, Scott Richter
On the eve of their federal criminal trial for allegedly stealing vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale email spam campaigns, three current or former executives at online advertising firm ...
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The Great $50M African IP Address Heist

The Great $50M African IP Address Heist

| | A Little Sunshine, Adconion Direct, AFRINIC, Afriq*Access, Bill Woodcock, Eddy Kayihura, Infoplan, ipv4leasing, ITC, Jan Vermeulen, Mybroadband.co.za, Packet Clearing House, Ron Guilmette, The African Network Information Centre, Web Fraud 2.0
A top executive at the nonprofit entity responsible for doling out chunks of Internet addresses to businesses and other organizations in Africa has resigned his post following accusations that he secretly operated ...
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Whois Accuracy and Public Safety

Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

| | A Little Sunshine, Adconion Direct, Amir Golestan, Amobee, ARIN, Blackstar Media LLC, CAN-SPAM, Daniel Dye, HostWinds, Jacob Bychak, Kim Perell, Mark Manoogian, Media Breakaway, Micfo, Mohammed Abdul Qayyum, Optinrealbig, Peter Holden, Petr Pacas, Scott Richter, SingTel, Spam Nation, spamhaus, The Coming Storm
Federal prosecutors in California have filed criminal charges against four employees of Adconion Direct, an email advertising firm, alleging they unlawfully hijacked vast swaths of Internet addresses and used them in large-scale ...
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