FTC Sues, Shuts Down N. Calif. Web Hosting Firm

Posted at 12:46 PM ET, 06/ 4/2009

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.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/

FTC Takes On Rogue ISP
http://www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/company/blog/ftc-takes-on-rogue-isp

FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider, 3FN Service Specializes in Hosting Spam-Spewing Botnets, Phishing Web sites, Child Pornography, and Other Illegal, Malicious Web Content

http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/3fn.shtm