Supply of data to spammers stopped
Database thief charged.
A US man has been charged with stealing a database of US physicians with
the intention of selling it on to spammers.
Forty-six-year-old William Bailey, Jr
is alleged to have downloaded the contact details of 80,000 members of a
database maintained by the American College of Physicians (ACP) with the
intention of selling the details on his own website. Bailey's website,
dr-411.com, advertises professional organization member databases for sale,
including addresses and email addresses for doctors, dentists, lawyers and
estate agents. Bailey faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in jail and $2.75m in fines if found guilty.
01 August 2006
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