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Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits (Washington Post)

Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits (Washington Post)

Posted Nov 8, 2008 19:00 UTC (Sat) by jrigg (guest, #30848)
In reply to: Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits (Washington Post) by alecs1
Parent article: Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits (Washington Post)

Not to mention the waste associated with storage of email headers for a few years by ISPs, which is already a legal requirement in some EU countries. When you consider the proportion of total email traffic that is spam, these schemes are almost a total waste.


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