Sanford Wallace
Spam's new flavours...against Sanford Wallace, who in the 1990s dubbed himself the "spam king". The awards vastly outstrip the $4m fine that Wallace received for email spam in 2006. These fines have given campaigners some renewed hope that a political... In this article: Spam, Luis von Ahn, Facebook, Symantec, Computer security, and Emails |
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | November 02, 2009
Facebook's $991m win over 'Spam King'
...an anti-spam case against internet marketer Sanford Wallace. Facebook sued Wallace for accessing users' accounts without their permission and sending phony posts and messages. The company said on its blog that in addition to the damage...
In this article: Facebook, California, and San Jose
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Yahoo! News | October 30, 2009
Spammer Ordered to Pay Facebook $711 Million (PC World)
...action will eventually send him to jail. Sanford Wallace was sued by Facebook in February along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw for allegedly obtaining the login credentials for accounts. The accounts were then used to send spam to...
In this article: Facebook, Spam, Can-spam Act, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Preliminary injunction, and Bankruptcy
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PC World: Latest Technology News | October 30, 2009
Will Facebook's $711 Million Antispam Win Matter?
...$711 Million Antispam Win Matter? After slapping a restraining order on the Spam King last March, Facebook walloped notorious Sanford Wallace, yesterday winning its $711 million lawsuit for Wallace's violations of the Computer Fraud...
In this article: Facebook, E-mail, Microsoft, Spam, Itunes, Motorola, Gog.com, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Can-spam
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CNN | October 31, 2009
'Spam King' to pay Facebook
...the company said. In addition to the damages, Judge Jeremy Fogel of U.S. District Court in Northern California's San Jose division banned Wallace, and anyone affiliated with him, from accessing Facebook. Facebook acknowledged that...
In this article: Facebook, Cnnmoney.com, Spam, U.S. Attorney's Office, Nasdaq, and Northern California
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CNET News.com | October 29, 2009
Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
...spammers." Facebook sued Sanford and two others in February alleging they used phishing sites or other means to fraudulently gain access to Facebook accounts and used them to distribute phishing spam throughout the network. A year ago,...
In this article: Facebook, Spam, Itunes, CNET News, Preliminary injunction, and Defendant
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 01, 2009
Spam King ordered to pay $791m to Facebook
...case would expose him to the possibility of spending time in jail. Facebook filed its civil suit against Wallace and his business partners early this year. In court paperwork, Facebook described Sanford as "a notorious internet scam...
In this article: Facebook, Spam, US Attorney's Office, MySpace, News Corp, Silicon Valley, San Jose, and US
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 30, 2009
Facebook awarded hundreds of millions in damages against 'Spam King'
By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Published: 10:00PM GMT 30 Oct 2009 Facebook said it had won an "important victory" after suing Mr Wallace through a Californian court. A company spokesman said: "While we don't expect to receive the vast...
In this article: Facebook, Spam, Siemens, DVD, US Attorney's Office, MySpace, and Apple
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Sanford "Spamford" Wallace is a spammer who came to notoriety in 1997, promoting himself as the original Spam King.
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