Quoting Henrik Krohns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 10:09:27AM +1200, Jason Haar wrote: > > > > I knew things like this would eventually happen. Spammers basically have > > infinite resources, they can deliver us a LOT of hurt when they wish to. > > I can think of a lot worse things they could do - and probably will :-( > > You are mixing things up. Spammers want to send as much stuff as possible. > Evil hackers/kiddies/whatever are the ones that want to shut you down.
Spam gangs, virus writers, phishers, bot herders, etc., tend to be many of the same criminals. The Storm malware can send spam, do ddos, infect other machines, etc. Some of the authors of spamware were found to also be authors of viruses and malware. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/11/anti-spam_ddos/ Anti-spam sites weather DDoS assault | The Register Jeff C.
