Four men have been arrested in Japan following the transmission of an alleged 5.4 billion spam e-mails over a two month period, averaging 90 million messages a day.
The representatives of popular Japanese dating company Takumi Tashuni allegedly managed to achieve this truly astounding tally of amorous e-mails by using a computer network based in China, reports Japanese English language newspaper the Daily Mainichi.
The use of infrastructure in China for such illegitimate purposes is not a new concept. Lower costs and less stringently enforced regulation of internet activity make this one of the countries of choice for illegitimate e-mail and website activities.
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