Microsoft wins $4 million judgment in spammer case
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
A federal judge in California awarded Microsoft $4 million in a case against a spammer. The spammer was found to have illegally sent a massive number of junk emails to Microsoft's MSN and MSN Hotmail customers, deceiving email users into downloading a malicious IE toolbar. Judge Manuel Real of the US Central District Court of California ruled that the spammer violated several federal laws and, in addition to paying the fine, would have to refrain from ever email people at various Microsoft-owned domains. Presumably, Microsoft will be passing along the $4 million payment to the Hotmail users who suffered at the hands of this spammer. Ahem.