Spam King Pinched; Out-Narc'ed By Hackers

UPDATE; Our source, Valleywag, has retracted the rumor about the Spam King's arrest: "Several reporters and spam fighters have checked on the Alan Ralsky story and told me it's false. The FBI's Detroit field office told one journalist that the Spam King was not arrested or held, is not in custody, and has not been indicted." The Department of Justice detained the so-called "Spam King," Alan Ralsky, and is pressuring him for information that could bring down a huge network of spammers. News of Ralsky's arrest was quick to reach hacker networks and send them running for cover. The details were leaked (poured) by tech-industry gossip site Valleywag on Friday. The news stayed quiet over the weekend, presumably because major news reporters are still trying to gather information and access Ralsky's 72-hour sealed file. From Valleywag's here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web