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wraggster
July 20th, 2009, 18:20
Software giant takes action against Hong Kong-based company for allegedly spamming via IM.
The Register is reporting on the lawsuit, which has been brought by Microsoft against a firm called Funmobile.

The latter has allegedly been sending 'thousands' of spam messages via the Windows Live IM network, with unwary recipients asked to visit a hotlinked website containing adult content at which point they are asked for their IM login details.


Those details are then apparently used to access the victim's address book, starting the whole process over again.

Microsoft has filed its complaint against Funmobile in a Seattle court and has cited the proceedings in its official legal blog.

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