Microsoft Helps Trace E-Mails… The Massachusetts attorney general announced Wednesday that the state had filed a civil complaint against a spam ring that has allegedly generated millions of monthly spam e-mails. Attorney General Thomas Riley accuses Leo Kuvayev and six other people associated with 2K Services Ltd. and Ecash Pay Ltd. with sending e-mail messages for illegal and dangerous products as well as pornography. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Ralph D. Gants granted Reilly’s request for a restraining order against the alleged spammers. Microsoft Corp. helped the investigation by capturing thousands of spam messages and tracing them, the Associated Press reported.Reilly is seeking restitution for those who lost money because of these activities, in addition to fines and court costs. “Anyone who has a computer and uses the Internet has to deal with these spam e-mails. At the very least they are a nuisance, a tremendous inconvenience and very disruptive to our economy,” Reilly said. “But in this case the e-mails went well beyond a nuisance. There are also very serious public safety implications.” Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe