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What does the spam ISP shutdown really mean? (ZDNet)
It has been over a week since the takedown of an ISP responsible for directing a large portion of Internet's spam. While many groups immediately hailed a massive drop in spam, the true story was more nuanced. Everyone, save the spammers, hates spam, and this story has generated quite a bit of interest throughout the media as a result. There are two misconceptions that do need to be clarified. ...
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500,000 'bot' PCs rescued as 'Spam' ISP taken offline (PC Advisor)
Crippled McColo accused of hosting global botnets A huge botnet consisting of 500,000 compromised PCs was crippled when US-based 'spam ISP' McColo was taken offline last week, according to Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks.
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ISP investigates two unrelated injury crashes on I-84 in Canyon County Wednesday (The Idaho Statesman)
Idaho State Police had just cleared a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 84 in Nampa Wednesday morning when a single vehicle rollover occurred on I-84 in west Canyon County, according to an ISP dispatcher.
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Spam ISP McColo re-appears online (PC Advisor)
US-based provider quickly disconnected again US ISP MoColo, which had been cut off from the net, made a brief re-appearance over the weekend, security software companies have reported.
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IDOT and ISP announce winter preparations and urge drivers to stress safety message: â€Ice and Snow — Take it Slow†(Bureau County Republican)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Milton R. Sees at a news conference Nov. 10 urged motorists to start preparing themselves and their vehicles for winter driving conditions. IDOT crews and Illinois State Police are making final preparations to get the state’s frontline winter teams and equipment ready for emergency operations for the upcoming snow and ice season.
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Dodgy ISP Briefly Comes Online, Updates Botnet (PC World)
Maligned ISP McColo briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors.
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ISP holiday road blocks set (The Pekin Daily Times)
EAST PEORIA - The Illinois State Police, District 8, will conduct road blocks in Tazewell County during the month December, according to Capt. Dean Kennedy, District 8 commander.
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World's Spam Drops by 75-percent (Tom's Hardware)
This week, an ISP in northern California named McColo was shutdown after an investigation on its services rendered the company as a prime host for most of the world’s spam. The shutdown occurred on Tuesday the 11th, and security firms everywhere saw an i
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New task force to examine ISP level content filtering (iTNews)
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new e-security task force to look into the Federal government’s controversial ISP filtering scheme.
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ISP reminds drivers of rules for traffic around emergency vehicles (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
Indiana State Police troopers are reminding motorists that they must get out of the way for emergency vehicles while driving. Indiana law requires drivers to slow down when they see an emergency vehicle stopped on a two or four-lane road, if the vehicle has emergency lights flashing.
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