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Arrests in Stolen AOL Screen Names Scam

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AP reports that an ex-AOL software engineer allegedly stole a list of 92 million customer screen names (online identification/user names) last year, which he then sold, and the information was subsequently used in various spam related mass emailings, in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act.

  • See the related press release by AOL, which states, “AOL has uncovered no information indicating that this theft involved member credit card or password information stored by AOL.” Via FindLaw, here is a copy of the complaint.
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