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Russian ‘Spam King’ Spared Further Prison Time in Botnet Case


July 20, 2021, 8:42 PM

A Russian hacker who was once labeled one of the world’s most notorious spammers was spared additional prison time by a federal judge in Connecticut.

Peter Levashov, 40, was sentenced to time served on Tuesday during a remote proceeding before U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny in Hartford. The St. Petersburg native, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to stealing personal information and passwords from thousands of hijacked computers he used to distribute spam emails pushing fake drugs and scam investments, has been in U.S. custody for 4 1/2 years already.

Levashov had asked Chatigny to spare him from additional prison time, …

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Officers And Directors Spared Home Depot Data Breach Derivative Lawsuit – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Officers And Directors Spared Home Depot Data Breach Derivative Lawsuit
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Officers and directors may breathe a temporary sigh of relief following the recent dismissal of the Home Depot data breach derivative case. Others will look to the facts for guidance. The complaint alleging the board had breached its fiduciary duties

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Averted government shutdown spared millions of computer users, too – USA Today

Ken Ammon, chief strategy officer at Xceedium, a company that makes computer-security systems for federal agencies, said its government customers are “prohibited from purchasing anything until they get an approved budget.”
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