Techworld.com - Anti-spam service hacked by spammers

Normally, I post tech stuff on URLyGrl.com, but this time it is affecting 2 email addresses at UnityPond.net. The spammers have apparently hacked the anti-spam place, sent me yes about 26 messages warning me to remove myself from the anti-spam service. However, even if I decide to comply, the anti-spam service was brought to it's knees and I am unable to access the site!

If you receive any wacky spam messages from kate@UnityPond.net, please my humble and sincere apology!

Kate

Techworld.com - Anti-spam service hacked by spammers: "Blue Security launched its “do-not-intrude registry” last July, which critics said amounted to vigilantism because it traced and sent opt-out email to the senders of unwanted email.

Now the spammers have struck back by emailing threats to a portion of Blue Security’s 450,000 members, demanding they stop using the service.

Normally, the list the spammers are told to steer clear of for fear of being deluged with returns is encrypted – the spammers use an identical algorithm to determine a permitted list of names. The implication is that this has somehow been reverse engineered, allowing them access to some of the user list."