In the face of increasingly tougher state and federal law that includes fines as heavy as $1 million and potential jail time, spammers are hitting back by attacking antispam Web sites known for assisting administrators in the fight against unwanted commercial e-mail. The latest activity — both from lawmakers anxious to crack down on the mass-mailing tactic and from spammers who are employing more aggressive tactics like viruses and denial-of-service attacks — marks a distinct escalation in the war over spam.
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Spammers Fight Back with Denial-of-Service Attacks
Posted by: Jay Lyman September 26, 2003 09:45 AMIn the face of increasingly tougher state and federal law that includes fines as heavy as $1 million and potential jail time, spammers are hitting back by attacking antispam Web sites known for assisting administrators in the fight against unwanted commercial e-mail. The latest activity — both from lawmakers anxious to crack down on the mass-mailing tactic and from spammers who are employing more aggressive tactics like viruses and denial-of-service attacks — marks a distinct escalation in the war over spam.