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04-Nov-2009

 

FTC Shuts Down US Web Hosting Firm Involved in Massive Global Spam Operation (CircleID)Brian Krebs of the Washington Post reports: "In an unprecedented move, the Federal Trade Commission has taken legal steps to shut down a web hosting provider in Northern California that the agency says was directly involved in managing massive global spam operations.

BT Business launches online starter kit (CIOL)UK: BT Business has launched the Online Starter Kit, a service designed to help small businesses promote themselves online, offering a professionally-built web site and profile in the BT business networking community for £199 including 12 months of web hosting.

T-Mobile Investigating Data Breach Claims (Washington Post)Wireless phone giant T-Mobile said today it is investigating claims that hackers have broken in and stolen customer data and company proprietary information. On Saturday, June 6, someone anonymously posted to the Full Disclosure security mailing list claims that a broad range of internal T-Mobile...

Mullen appointed Hostworks MD (iTNews)Broadcast Australia has appointed insider Paul Mullen as the new managing director of its web hosting subsidiary, Hostworks.

FTC Sues, Shuts Down N. Calif. Web Hosting Firm (Washington Post)In an unprecedented move, the Federal Trade Commission has taken legal steps to shut down a Web hosting provider in Northern California that the agency says was directly involved in managing massive global spam operations. Sometime on Tuesday, more than 15,000 Web sites connected to San Jose, Calif., based Triple Fiber Network (3FN.net) went dark. 3FN's sites were disconnected after a Northern ...

Utah's WestHost Updates Premium Web Hosting Plans (TopHosts.com)WestHost has updated its web hosting plans to include a satisfaction promise, money-back guarantees and US-based support, along with increased storage and bandwidth and many new features.

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