Guest Cosmigonon Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 http://news.com.com/U.S.+makes+first+arrest+for+spim/2100-7355_3-5584574.htmlA U.S teenager has become the first person to be arrested on suspicion of sending unsolicited instant messages--or spim. Anthony Greco, 18, was lured from New York to Los Angeles under the pretence of a business meeting. He was arrested upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport last Wednesday. Greco allegedly sent 1.5 million messages advertising pornography and mortgages. According to reports, the recipients of the messages were all members of the MySpace.com online networking service. In a further twist upon the scam, Greco had allegedly threatened to share his methods for spamming members of the group if MySpace.com didn't sign an exclusive marketing deal that would have legitimized the messages he was sending via the service. Greco believed he was flying to Los Angeles to cement that agreement with MySpace President Tom Anderson. MySpace.com launched IM for its members in December 2003. Reports claim Greco began spamming members using the service in autumn 2004. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Hoffstadt confirmed the arrest was the first criminal case brought against an individual sending spam over IM. But he warned there may well be more to come. "We're just beginning to get the tip of the iceberg. This could be a new wave as online communities start up," he said in a statement. Experts have warned in recent years that spim will be the next area of development for those looking to further exploit access to users' desktops and bombard them with unwanted messages, but its growth has been slow. The immediacy of instant messaging and its growing popularity with businesses and home users means spam via the medium could theoretically become even more obtrusive than email spam. Will Sturgeon of Silicon.com reported from London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyTrendy Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 wow. i love how he flew to LA just to get arrested. what a tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 I think Tom has a post in our myspace inboxes about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cosmigonon Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 I think Tom has a post in our myspace inboxes about this. That's where I took it from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrdonotlikeu Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 spammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 TOM IS A FRIEND TO ALL : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest durrtylexx Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 tom is no friend of mine, i deleted him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rollyp66 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 I deleted Tom too... I don't know him so he had to go! I've e-mailed him a few times & he doesn't write back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 i love how MySpace people claim they have like 123456 friends when they barely know some of these people.some guy murdered two new years eve's ago in Downtown Miami was also a MySpace lurker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barstar diana Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 spammersepa!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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