Microsoft and Mass. gang up on spam ring
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
A Massachusetts state judge yesterday ordered the shutdown of what authorities called one of the world's largest spam e-mail rings, culminating an investigation that had Microsoft working on the same side as one of its fiercest antitrust rivals.
Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly was granted an injunction after filing suit against alleged ringleader Leo Kuvayev and six other people associated with 2K Services Ltd. and Ecash Pay Ltd. Authorities said the ring was responsible for sending millions of unsolicited and deceptive e-mails.