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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

June 10, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, Adconion Direct, afrinic, Amobee, ARIN, CAN-SPAM Act, Daniel Dye, inspiring networks, Jacob Bychak, maikel uerlings, Mark Manoogian, Media Breakaway, Micfo, Mohammed Abdul Qayyum, mybroadband.co.za, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Optinrealbig, Petr Pacas, Scott Richter

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:04:22 +0000

On the eve of their federal criminal trial for allegedly stealing vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale email spam campaigns, three current or former executives at online advertising firm Adconion Direct have agreed to plead guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of fraud and misrepresentation via email.

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Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

September 2, 2019 admin A Little Sunshine, Adconion Direct, Amir Golestan, Amobee, ARIN, Blackstar Media LLC, CAN-SPAM, Daniel Dye, HostWinds, Jacob Bychak, Kim Perell, Mark Manoogian, Media Breakaway, Micfo, Mohammed Abdul Qayyum, Optinrealbig, Peter Holden, Petr Pacas, Scott Richter, SingTel, Spam Nation, spamhaus, The Coming Storm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 20:52:00 +0000

Federal prosecutors in California have filed criminal charges against four employees of Adconion Direct, an email advertising firm, alleging they unlawfully hijacked vast swaths of Internet addresses and used them in large-scale spam campaigns. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the charges are likely just the opening salvo in a much larger, ongoing federal investigation into the company’s commercial email practices.