AOL Worker Is Accused of Selling 93 Million E-Mail Names

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AOL Worker Sells 92 Million Names

AOL Worker Sells 92 Million Names 06/24/2004 04:46 AM
An America Online employee is arrested for stealing millions of AOL customer screen names and selling them to a spammer.

Ex-AOL worker pleads guilty to stealing
92 million screen names

Ex-AOL worker pleads guilty to stealing
92 million screen names 02/05/2005 10:05 PM

Worker fired for selling Queen's
Christmas pud (Reuters)

Worker fired for selling Queen's
Christmas pud (Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Reuters - A worker at Buckingham Palace has been sacked for trying to sell a Christmas pudding gift from the Queen on an Internet auction site.

Titan Worker Accused of Iraqi Prisoner
Abuse-WSJ

Titan Worker Accused of Iraqi Prisoner
Abuse-WSJ 05/21/2004 11:27 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 21 2004 3:21PM GMT

Worker Fired for Selling Queen's Pudding
on EBay (Reuters)

Worker Fired for Selling Queen's Pudding
on EBay (Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Reuters - A worker at Britain's Buckingham Palace has been sacked for trying to sell a Christmas pudding gift from Queen Elizabeth on an Internet auction site.

Auction Worker Accused of Stealing
Kennedy Items (Reuters)

Auction Worker Accused of Stealing
Kennedy Items (Reuters) 04/15/2004 07:35 AM
Reuters - A Sotheby's auction house employee was accused of stealing property belonging to the late John F. Kennedy Jr., including a hand-drawn card he made for his father, the slain U.S. president, when he was two years old, authorities said on Wednesday.

AOL says worker sold screen names
(USATODAY.com)

AOL says worker sold screen names
(USATODAY.com) 06/24/2004 08:08 AM
USATODAY.com - An America Online (TWX) software engineer was charged Wednesday with stealing 92 million AOL screen names and selling them to a spammer, federal prosecutors in New York said.

Park City man accused of selling
counterfeit Microsoft products

Park City man accused of selling
counterfeit Microsoft products 01/27/2004 10:21 AM
A Park City man and two of his companies have been accused by software giant Microsoft Corp. of distributing bogus Windows authenticity certificates, licenses and manuals. A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges Perseus Trading Corp., Softwaremedia.com and their owner, Adam Childers, infringed on copyrights and trademarks, misrepresented Microsoft packaging and engaged in unfair business and trade practices.

Domain Names Selling For Ridiculous
Prices Again

Domain Names Selling For Ridiculous
Prices Again 12/26/2003 02:55 PM
More evidence that we're approaching a rehash of 1999. We've seen dot com stock prices going up, IPOs from tech companies that actually do well, traffic increase in Silicon Valley and VC money that is being invested in dot coms with no revenue and no business model. Now, the latest sign of a returning dot com era is that domain names are beginning to fetch high prices again. Someone just sold men.com for $1.3 million, and others believe that the latest land rush for domain names is about to start again. While many of the original domain name speculators went out of business over the past few years, now they're coming back, and buying up as many domain names as possible.

Calif. Diocese Names 15 Accused Priests

Calif. Diocese Names 15 Accused Priests 01/12/2004 01:49 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 12 2004 0:39AM ET

Salesmen Accused of Internet Names Scam

Salesmen Accused of Internet Names Scam 04/28/2004 10:04 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 28 2004 1:54PM GMT

Google Names More Underwriters and
widens net of firms selling IPO

Google Names More Underwriters and
widens net of firms selling IPO 05/24/2004 02:20 PM
"...expands to 31 the number of securities firms that will be selling shares in the offering. "

AOL worker held over e-mail scam

AOL worker held over e-mail scam 06/23/2004 11:51 PM
A former AOL employee is charged with selling 90 million e-mail addresses to firms which generate spam.

Ex-Microsoft worker gets 2 years for $13
million scam

Ex-Microsoft worker gets 2 years for $13
million scam 04/04/2005 01:50 AM
Former Microsoft Corp. employee Richard Gregg was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for mail fraud after unlawfully selling more than $13 million worth of his former employer's software. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour also ordered Gregg, 45, to pay more than $5 million in restitution to Microsoft for software he diverted, keeping the profits after selling it. In a plea agreement, Gregg admitted that, while working at Microsoft as a project coordinator from May to December 2002, he took advantage of a software-ordering program set up for internal use by Microsoft employees. He ordered and sold more than 4,400 pieces of software, with a value of more than $13 million.

Postal Worker Found With Mail From 1996
(AP)

Postal Worker Found With Mail From 1996
(AP) 03/31/2005 07:46 PM
AP - Some city residents could soon get letters nearly 10 years old after police found several bags and boxes of undelivered mail in a postal worker's home, authorities said.

Office of Fair Trading steps in to
prevent mis-selling of domain-names

Office of Fair Trading steps in to
prevent mis-selling of domain-names 01/06/2005 08:48 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 6 2005 1:12PM GMT

Internet providers refuse to give names
of those accused of illegal
music-sharing

Internet providers refuse to give names
of those accused of illegal
music-sharing 04/16/2005 10:09 AM
Irish Times Apr 16 2005 2:20PM GMT

Microsoft Corp. cutting worker benefits
to save US$80 million a year

Microsoft Corp. cutting worker benefits
to save US$80 million a year 05/22/2004 12:43 PM
Canadian Press May 22 2004 4:14PM GMT

Bill O'Reilly mistakes Globe and Mail
for Socialist Worker

Bill O'Reilly mistakes Globe and Mail
for Socialist Worker 04/22/2004 02:38 PM
Bill O'Reilly called The Globe and Mail, a rock-ribbed, conservative Canadian newspaper "the far-left Toronto Globe and Mail," because a columnist in the paper descibed the Fox News Network (which is coming to Canada) as humorously exemplary of American foolishness. O'Reilly urged his listeners to write in to the columnist and give him what-for, and they did, calling him an "intellectual" and a "Canadian" and asking if he'd ever served in Vietnam.

Reacting to my column, which cheerfully suggested that the proposal to bring the Fox News Channel to Canada should be acted upon promptly, so that we can all take a look, and get a laugh, O'Reilly gave us a Fox-style whacking. In his segment The Most Ridiculous Item of the Day, he quoted from my column (which called him "pompous"), dismissed The Globe as a lefty outfit and said, "Hey you pinheads up there, I may be pompous, but at least I'm honest."

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Two men accused of $11 million Internet
scam

Two men accused of $11 million Internet
scam 07/04/2004 06:00 AM
Oregonlive.com - Sat Jul 3, 10:10 pm GMT

Two accused of $11 million Internet scam

Two accused of $11 million Internet scam 07/06/2004 09:56 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 6 2004 2:08PM GMT

Mob Accused In $200 Million Cramming
Scam

Mob Accused In $200 Million Cramming
Scam 02/11/2004 03:58 AM
Traditional NY organized crime groups have clearly moved into the technology age. Last year we wrote about charges filed against some mob members accusing them of scammin g people out of $230 million by charging people $60/month for a "free" porn site. The scam worked by telling visitors they needed their credit card number for proof of age, but then charging it anyway. It still amazes me that they were able to scam that much money. $230 million is an awful lot of $60 charges that people didn't contest. Now, however, the NY Times is claiming that the same people were involved in yet another scam, using the ever-popular "cramming" technique to bilk an additional $200 million out of unsuspecting people. They would get people to call a "toll free" line for a "dating service" or "psychic hotline", and then use a shell company to place monthly charges directly on the users' phone bill (a typical scam known as cramming). In this case, it sounds like a lot of people did complain, and the company gave them refunds - but nearly half just paid up (don't people look at their bills?) without thinking about it. The scam got even more blatant when some phone companies caught on to the scam and blocked them from adding their charges to phone bills. Instead of losing out on the potential profits, the scammers registered names of companies that sounded very similar to local phone companies (for example: Southwest Region Bill instead of Southwestern Bell) and sent them bills directly - making sure those bills looked exactly like the real phone company's bills. To entice people to pay up, they made it clear in the bill that anyone who didn't pay would lose "all services".

Motivation Books Etc.com Answers the
Call!4.9 Million Injured Workers Want
Information! We are not just about
Worker Compensation anymore!

Motivation Books Etc.com Answers the
Call!4.9 Million Injured Workers Want
Information! We are not just about
Worker Compensation anymore! 05/31/2004 02:00 PM
Information-Information... That is all we have heard since our doors open back last year. People are screaming they want information...We done it and it is available! [PRWEB May 22, 2004]

Media Baron Accused of Looting $200
Million

Media Baron Accused of Looting $200
Million 01/18/2004 03:50 PM
Did Conrad Black use his media empire as a pi ggy bank (AP), as his board of directors says in a lawsuit? This guy could end up being one of the corporate sleazeballs of all time.

Two men with NW ties accused of $11
million Internet scam

Two men with NW ties accused of $11
million Internet scam 07/04/2004 06:00 AM
King5.com - Sat Jul 3, 09:38 pm GMT

BCE Inc. expects $578 million from
selling most of stake in Manitoba
Telecom

BCE Inc. expects $578 million from
selling most of stake in Manitoba
Telecom 09/25/2004 01:07 PM
Canadian Press Sep 25 2004 4:12PM GMT

iTunes Music Store selling 5.5 million
songs per week

iTunes Music Store selling 5.5 million
songs per week 12/19/2004 03:33 PM
Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster said Friday that based on Apple's announcement of 200 millions songs being downloaded from the iTunes Music Store so far, the company is selling approximately 5.5 millions songs per week, up from 3.5 to 4 million songs last quarter...

AOL employee charged with selling entire
92 million account database

AOL employee charged with selling entire
92 million account database 06/24/2004 05:05 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 24 2004 9:06AM GMT

How did AOL lose 92 million names?

How did AOL lose 92 million names? 06/25/2004 03:32 PM
USA Today Jun 25 2004 7:22PM GMT

Marietta selling city-owned Internet
company at $24 million loss

Marietta selling city-owned Internet
company at $24 million loss 07/29/2004 06:43 AM
AP via Newsday Jul 29 2004 11:01AM GMT

How did AOL lose 92 million names?
(USATODAY.com)

How did AOL lose 92 million names?
(USATODAY.com) 06/25/2004 12:12 PM
USATODAY.com - The Secret Service probe of the alleged theft of 92 million AOL screen names reads like a high-tech whodunit. USA TODAY reporter Elliot Blair Smith adapted this account from the criminal complaint against former AOL engineer Jason Smathers and Internet marketer Sean Dunaway. (Related story: AOL breach gives spam fight a twist)

AOL Engineer Sold 92 Million Names to
Spammer, U.S. Says

AOL Engineer Sold 92 Million Names to
Spammer, U.S. Says 06/23/2004 07:06 PM
A 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.

Bush's Campaign Has An E-Mail List
Totaling 6 Million People, 10 Times The
Number That Democratic Presidential
Candidate Howard Dean Has, And The Bush
Operation Is In The Middle Of An
Unprecedented Drive To Register 3
Million New Republican Voters

Bush's Campaign Has An E-Mail List
Totaling 6 Million People, 10 Times The
Number That Democratic Presidential
Candidate Howard Dean Has, And The Bush
Operation Is In The Middle Of An
Unprecedented Drive To Register 3
Million New Republican Voters 12/02/2003 01:54 AM

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Hot market in catchy names for Google
e-mail

Hot market in catchy names for Google
e-mail 06/14/2004 08:10 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 14 2004 12:46PM GMT

DoubleClick names Eric Kirby SVP and
head of e-mail business

DoubleClick names Eric Kirby SVP and
head of e-mail business 04/17/2005 02:37 PM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 17 2005 4:55PM GMT

Registered Net Addresses Up: Reports
Almost five million Internet domain
names were registered in the first th

Registered Net Addresses Up: Reports
Almost five million Internet domain
names were registered in the first th 06/08/2004 08:17 PM
AVN Online Jun 8 2004 11:48PM GMT

Marketers to lose $419 million from
e-mail blocked as spam, says Jupiter

Marketers to lose $419 million from
e-mail blocked as spam, says Jupiter 01/28/2004 08:43 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jan 29 2004 1:03AM GMT

E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets
$10.5 million in venture capital

E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets
$10.5 million in venture capital 07/19/2004 08:00 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jul 20 2004 0:44AM GMT

“Smart Selling – The Tune-up Every Sales
Department Needs” Two-hour Interactive
Webinar Targets Strategic Selling
Approach for Sales Professionals

“Smart Selling – The Tune-up Every Sales
Department Needs” Two-hour Interactive
Webinar Targets Strategic Selling
Approach for Sales Professionals 06/05/2005 11:37 PM
"Smart Selling - The Tune-up Every Sales Department Needs" is a two hour Webinar for sales professionals interested in improving their entire selling process, and focuses on strategic selling in even the most difficult and challenging market conditions. This interactive event, which includes a Q & A session, targets sales professionals in all industries and will help them evaluate their entire sales process. The Webinar is priced at $99, with a complete money back guarantee. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]
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