Pyotr Levashov, an alleged spammer based in Russia, appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday facing extradition to the United States, the Associated Press reports. He is alleged to have operated a large botnet, using hacked computers to send unwanted commercial emails. He’s one of at least five Russians arrested on U.S.-linked cybercrime charges while traveling … Continue reading “Alleged Russian spammer arrested in Spain amid U.S. crackdown”
Pyotr Levashov, an alleged spammer based in Russia, appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday facing extradition to the United States, the Associated Press reports. He is alleged to have operated a large botnet, using hacked computers to send unwanted commercial emails.