Post 1066

Posted Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 13:05 HST @878

Tech: The New York Times > Technology > AOL Engineer Sold 92 Million Names to Spammer, U.S. Says: ” software engineer for America Online stole the Internet provider’s customer list — some 92 million names — and sold it to an on-line marketer, setting off a torrent of unsolicited commercial e-mail commonly known as spam, federal authorities said today. The engineer, Jason Smathers, 24, of Harpers Ferry, W. Va., and the on-line marketer, Sean Dunaway, 21, of Las Vegas, Nev., were charged with conspiracy and face prison terms of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 if convicted, said David N. Kelley, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.”