Close
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News
    • Blogs
    • Security Watch

    Former Spam King Out of Jail, Promises No More Spam

    By
    Fahmida Y. Rashid
    -
    March 5, 2011
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      The title really says it all.

      Robert Soloway, the man better known as the “Spam King,” was released Feb. 26 from the Federal Correctional Institution in Oregon. The man who admitted to sending more than 10 trillion spam messages in his career wil now have probation officers monitoring every e-mail message he sends for the next three years, according to Wired.com.

      Under the plea deal, probation officers will also be monitoring what Web sites he visits, the article said.

      “I’m being very careful. If I send out an e-mail, I’m not even going probably to CC it. I’ll send a unique e-mail to each person,” Soloway said.

      He claims to have learned his lesson and that he won’t go back to his spammy ways. “I don’t expect anyone to trust anything I say until they see me making good,” he said.

      Instead, Soloway wants to devote his life to teaching consumers and businesses how to avoid the evils of spamming. It makes sense. Who else better to teach how to avoid it than the man who made a career out of bypassing the best filters and technology and choking user Inboxes?

      “I would like to assist in some way by basically revealing what went on inside the cybercrime industry,” he says. “If you don’t know who you’re up against, like in any war, you don’t know what you’re facing.”

      Considering he was arrested in 2007, he might not find a lot of students. There have been a lot of changes in spam techniques since he was at the top of the heap. Consider this: MySpace was the top social networking site when he was arrested.

      Soloway wasn’t just any other spammer. He also taught other spammers his methods. Security outfit Spamhaus began consistently blacklisting him in 2001 and later posted evidence “of Soloway hiring virus authors to create networks of spam zombies,” according to Wired.

      While he wouldn’t discuss the details of his spam operation, he didn’t deny using botnets. “I’m just going to say I tried all kinds of different methods,” he says. “I cut corners and did things I shouldn’t have done. I passed that gray line and was just out of control,” he said.

      Fahmida Y. Rashid

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Android

      Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro: Durability for Tough...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 5, 2020 0
      Have you ever dropped your phone, winced and felt the pain as it hit the sidewalk? Either the screen splintered like a windshield being...
      Read more
      Cloud

      Why Data Security Will Face Even Harsher...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 1, 2020 0
      Who would know more about details of the hacking process than an actual former career hacker? And who wants to understand all they can...
      Read more
      Cybersecurity

      How Veritas Is Shining a Light Into...

      eWEEK EDITORS - September 25, 2020 0
      Protecting data has always been one of the most important tasks in all of IT, yet as more companies become data companies at the...
      Read more
      Big Data and Analytics

      How NVIDIA A100 Station Brings Data Center...

      Zeus Kerravala - November 18, 2020 0
      There’s little debate that graphics processor unit manufacturer NVIDIA is the de facto standard when it comes to providing silicon to power machine learning...
      Read more
      Apple

      Why iPhone 12 Pro Makes Sense for...

      Wayne Rash - November 26, 2020 0
      If you’ve been watching the Apple commercials for the past three weeks, you already know what the company thinks will happen if you buy...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2021 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×