Prison Terms For Spammer Ralsky, Scientology DoS Attacker 328
tsu doh nimh writes "Alan Ralsky, the 64-year-old dubbed the 'Godfather of Spam,' was sentenced to 51 months in prison on Monday, the Washington Post's Security Fix blog reports. According to anti-spam group Spamhaus.org, Ralsky has been spamming since at least 1997, using dozens of aliases and tens of thousands of 'zombies' or hacked PCs to relay junk e-mail. Also sentenced — to 40 months in jail — was Ralsky's 48-year-old son-in-law, Scott K. Bradley, and two other men named last year in a 41-count indictment for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act."
And eldavojohn writes "19-year-old Dmitriy Guzner, Anonymous member and Scientology DDoS attacker, received one year and one day in jail for his admitted crime. His sentence could have been a maximum ten years. According to the Church of Scientology, Anonymous has harassed and attacked them with '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'"
Church of Scientology (Score:5, Funny)
Scientology members complaining about being harassed is like Mormons bitching about missionaries knocking on their doors.
Not a lazy man at least (Score:3, Funny)
'8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'
Well, that's one way to keep busy.
scientology (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry, what was the website URL again?
Re:141 million hits on its website? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, your refresh script obviously failed because you didn't get the first post.
In Defense of Anonymous... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:dark side of the coin (Score:5, Funny)
do you really want the government deciding which is which?
The government doesn't really decide that. We do. We complain, the government investigates. It isn't a proactive measure that the government is taking.
However we could have issues if it grows to something similar to the FCC.
Re:Church of Scientology (Score:5, Funny)
I was going to reply to this, but I'm going to have to have my lawyer check the gag order first.
Prison talk (Score:5, Funny)
"So, you're the guy who keeps sending me those male enhancement meds spam huh?"
"No sir, i'm only specialising in female spam, nothing else!"
"Yeah, right! well i'll make an example for the next spammer who dares saying that i need such drugs!"
*drops pants*
"Mommy!"
Re:In Defense of Anonymous... (Score:4, Funny)
Never gonna C-C-C-break your combos
Re:scientology (Score:3, Funny)
Who gave you the ability to decide that, the Pope?
Hrmmmm (Score:3, Funny)
'8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'
part of me mentally read all of those numbers as 'over 9000'
yah but... (Score:4, Funny)
"Anonymous has harassed and attacked them with '8,139 threatening phone calls, 3.6 million e-mails, 141 million hits on its website, ten acts of vandalism against its property, 22 bomb threats, and eight death threats against Church leaders.'"
They always say that.
Re:Hrmmmm (Score:3, Funny)
How did you read ten, 22, and 8 as over 9000?
It's mean to point out someones dyslexia.
Re:Church of Scientology (Score:3, Funny)
But what ever you do, do not post the previously forbidden texts or the Slashdot mods will have to delete your posts.
They do the bidding of the evil organization.
Re:Not a lazy man at least (Score:2, Funny)
It is grossly unfair for Guzner to get the blame for over 9,000 phone calls
*golf clap*