Peer-to-peer networks create easy pathways to sharing files and information over the Internet, but many participants may be sharing something they didn’t intend to, with someone they don’t want to be associated with. Blue Security, an anti-malware startup in Israel, has found that spammers are harvesting e-mail addresses accessed through P2P networks such as Gnutella and eDonkey.
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Spammers Harvest E-mail Addresses from P2P Networks
Posted by: Susan B. Shor April 20, 2005 01:30 PMPeer-to-peer networks create easy pathways to sharing files and information over the Internet, but many participants may be sharing something they didn’t intend to, with someone they don’t want to be associated with. Blue Security, an anti-malware startup in Israel, has found that spammers are harvesting e-mail addresses accessed through P2P networks such as Gnutella and eDonkey.