The Federal Court in Brisbane today imposed $2 million in penalties against Mr Scott Gregory Phillips in proceedings brought by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to SMS spam. This penalty is in addition to $22.25 million imposed on seven other respondents last year, bringing the total amount of penalties in this matter [...]
Spammers use World Cup fever to score
June 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is warning people to beware of spammers trying to cash in on World Cup fever. The ACMA has reports of various scams purporting to be linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament that offer substantial cash prizes. If recipients attempt to claim the prize they are asked to [...]
Australia wins its biggest anti-spamming case
December 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
The Federal Court in Brisbane today imposed $6.5 million dollars in penalties against two respondents in an SMS spamming case. The respondents were identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as Jobspy Pty Ltd and Scott Mark Moles with $4 million and $2.5 million in penalties, respectively. Today’s decision is a follow through [...]
A big year for Australia against spam
November 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
In January this year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued infringement notices to the value of $110,000 to Optus Networks for allegedly sending electronic messages without accurate sender identification in contravention of the Spam Act 2003. Seven months later, the ACMA found SmartyHost guilty of breaching the Spam Act for continuing to send [...]
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