AOL employe sold list with 92m people to spammer

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Did anyone else hear about the AOL enginer who hacked the AOL database and stole a list of 92m email addresses which he then sold to spammers? He was arrasted a couple of days ago along with a spammer in Las Vagas who bought the list to advertise his gambling site.

Does anyone here have an AOL email address? If so did you notice any of this.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3834919.stm
That's the article on BBC News.

It says:

"Mr Smathers and an alleged accomplice face a fine of at least $250,000 (£138,000) and a maximum jail sentence of five years."

"It is unclear how much money Mr Smathers is said to have got from selling the list, although prosecutors say Mr Dunaway paid him $100,000 for an updated version."

"Spam now accounts for up to 83% of all e-mail, according to some estimates."

"A movement to get rid of the nuisance e-mails is now under way in the US."

"The arrests are thought to be two of the first prosecutions under new federal anti-spam laws."



I don't have an AOL e-mail account, so unfortunately I'm unable to see whether I would have received an e-mail. So, it seems the two will both be jailed for five years, and also face a fine of at least $250,000.
 
I never hear that before wow
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It wasn't on the news here in France, and I didn't see it on BBC World News, SkyNews or even CNN.

I saw a thread over at WHT, yet just over-looked it - then when I saw on here I decided to take a look. I only found out about it when I read here, and then decided to search the BBC News website to find out more details on it.
 
It was on the radio over here in Norway. That's were I originally heard it. I find it strange that a Norwegian radio channel should talk about it when AOL is not available in Norway.
 
Hate to say it as he was probably peeved - but should be complete cover on spam & not just major players that gets the treatment as far as the justice system goes.

How many spam items do you all get per day ??? All from aledged you have subscribed lists on bullet proof servers.
 
I don't think he wanted to use his own access codes to sell them. That would make the crime a bit obvious. When you hack it (if your good at it) you don't leave a trace of who you are.
 
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