Case study:

• Sobig_a and the Spam You Receive Today:
  a behind the scene lesson on spamming provided by the LURHQ Threat Intelligence Group (LURHQ Corporation)
• Scott Richter, King of Spam:
  • under the spotlight: __ New York Attorney General and Microsoft Uncover and Sue Spam Network
    ____________________ the web of accomplices on a high resolution map, December 2003
  • self-justification: ____ Three Minutes: The So-Called Spam King Sounds Off
    ____________________ part 1 and part 2 by Liane Cassavoy (PC World), August 2004
  • the profit motive:___ "Bankrupt" Richter made $1.2M last year, by Brian McWilliams, April 2005
  • the exit strategy:____ Microsoft and Former "Spam King" Scott Richter Announce Settlement, August 2005

Topic notes

Relevant legal and regulatory documents: see chapter II-2: marketing

Further Help:

• from the SpamHaus Project:
  • the current list of top spammers
  • SBL, a list of IP addresses of verified spam sources
  • XBL, a list of IP addresses of compromised third parties
  • ROKSO, a list of current spamming operations
• from SPEWS, an anonymous anti-spam organization: multiple blacklists and other resources
• from LURHQ: a resource file to find open proxies

these links do not represent an endorsement of any organisation, public or private,
and no compensation has been received nor sollicited by the author for their inclusion.