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 CAN-SPAM Act

Facebook sues Adscend Media for malware and spam

January 30, 2012

Facebook and the state of Washington have filed separate lawsuits against Adscend Media, alleging the company was responsible for spreading malware and for stealing personal information from Facebook users.
 

Yahoo wins $610M spam judgment

December 12, 2011

Digital media company Yahoo has ended a three-year legal battle against a team of spammers, winning a default judgment of $610 million.
 

Spammer Guerbuez escapes $1bn fine with bankruptcy

November 03, 2010

Montreal-based spammer Adam Guerbuez has declared bankruptcy after courts in the United States and Quebec upheld a decision forcing him to pay over CDN$1bn to Facebook.
 

Guilty plea for Detroit "spam king"

June 23, 2009

Five individuals pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Detroit for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks and used a botnet capable of evading spam detection
 
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