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FTC Closes Down Worst Spam and Botnet Provider In The United States

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It is interesting to find out that authorities taking down ISPs in the US but we've never had that here. The closing down of Pricewert reminds us of the saga of Mccolo which was closed down last year and ended up with spam quantity worldwide plunging significantly before picking up again in April.

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US Federal Trade Commission shuts down ISP

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FTC shuts allegedly rogue Internet provider

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Botnet, spam provider unplugged at FTC's request

(Guardian)



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