Web attacks end anti-spam effort (BBC)

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A series of web attacks by spammers have forced a security firm to end an initiative to curb junk mail.

Israeli start-up Blue Security used a variety of tactics to make spammers clean up the lists of addresses to which they sent junk mail.

The firm also automatically filled in forms on spammers' websites to get names taken off the mailing lists.

But escalating attacks from spammers annoyed by the initiative's success has led to its closure.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4990622.stm

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1. Blue Security calls it quits after attack by renegade spammer

This happened over a week ago, but I just heard about this today when I received a newsletter from FireTrust, the maker of MailWasher Pro, which included the BlueFrog client in their latest release.

It is important to note that anyone that has BleuFrog installed should immediately remove it. Since Blue Security is closing shop, it can be abused by hackers to attack whatever website they like.

This is an incredible read! Blue Security calls it quits after attack by renegade spammer

During an ICQ conversation, PharmaMaster told Blue Security that if he can't send spam, there will be no internet. :wtf:

More on the CastleCops Blue Security forum: www.castlecops.com/f230-Blue_Security.html