Good guys win small victory over spammers
Security experts who helped shut down a shadowy Silicon Valley Web hosting company this week say the result is an instant 40 percent drop in spam. But that won't last, according to Paul Ferguson of security firm Trend Micro.
Ferguson is part of an alliance of security researchers called HostExploit.com that's been keeping tabs on Web hosting company McColo for the better part of two years now.
HostExploit's sleuthing helped persuade McColo's Internet service providers to pull the plug on the company.