Blue Security succumbs to Russian Spammer

been using Blue Frog Spam Reporting Tool for quite sometime now, until recently i've noticed all spam reports are starting to fail. then today, i've come accross this news (dated May 17, 2006):

Then, earlier this month, a Russia-based spammer counterattacked, Reshef said. Using tens of thousands of hijacked computers, the spammer flooded Blue Security with so much Internet traffic that it blocked legitimate visitors from going to Bluesecurity.com, as well as to other Web sites. The spammer also sent another message: Cease operations or Blue Security customers will soon find themselves targeted with virus-filled attacks.

Today, Reshef will wave a virtual white flag and surrender. The company will shut down this morning and its Web site will display a message informing its customers about the closure.

"It's clear to us that [quitting] would be the only thing to prevent a full-scale cyber-war that we just don't have the authority to start," Reshef said. "Our users never signed up for this kind of thing."

article found here

jeez, guess you can't fight spam with spam afterall...and cyber-terrorists wins this game *sigh*