Spam sender sentenced in Russia for the first time

Pravda reports that on June 22, a student from the city of Chelybinsk, was sentenced to a one year probation and a fine of 3,000 roubles ($100) for sending unsolicited messages to the owners of GSM-telephones.

"In the summer of 2003 the employees of cell operator company "Uralsky GSM", complained to the police that more than 15,000 cell phone owners were receiving unquotable SMS-messages on May 23-24, 2003."

emily | 10:04 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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