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Russians (not Ralsky) Now Rule the Spam World

Brian McWilliams writes in the Spam Kings Blog:

Looks like the FBI's September raid on spam king Alan Ralsky may have knocked him off his throne.

Ralsky has lost his long-held #1 position atop the Spamhaus list of the world's top spammers. Although downgraded this week to #4, Ralsky probably could have reconstituted his spam operation despite having computers and other items confiscated by the feds. But according to Spamhaus records, the anti-spam group hasn't detected any major new spamming from Ralsky since September.

So far, the FBI raid hasn't resulted in legal charges against Ralsky. Ralsky's lawyer reportedly has said his client was complying with state and federal spam laws.

Meanwhile, Russian fugitive Leo Kuvayev is the new king of spam kings. In fact, four of the top seven spammers worldwide are in Russia, according to Spamhaus.

posted by Fergie @ 11/22/2005 12:23:00 PM