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Russia’s police may have cut down the amount of spam in your inbox by opening an investigation of an alleged spam kingpin.
Russian officials began the investigation of Igor A. Gusev Tuesday, The New York Times reported. Officials said Gusev likely fled the country.
According to authorities, Gusev was a key player in the operations of SpamIt.Com, which paid spammers to promote online…
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Russia Investigates Alleged Spam Kingpin originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:47:00.
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