Russian Man Allegedly Responsible For a Third of Spam e-mails

Russian Oleg Nikolaenko is now dubbed the "King of Spam" after being accused of being responsible for one-third of the spam you get in your e-mail's inbox. According to court documents and FBI affidavits, experts looking into the "Mega-D" spam automated botnet which Oleg Nikolaenko, just 23,  is said to be the plan's mastermind.

"'Mega-D" was likely the largest botnet in the world, accounting for 32 percent of all spam," the court documents said. "Security researchers estimated that the botnet was capable of sending
ten billion spam e-mail messages a day."

Oleg Nikolaenko pleaded not guilty Friday at his arraignment in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, federal court.He was denied bail.

Source: www.cnn.com