Leo Kuvayev
Leonid Aleksandrovitch Kuvayev, (born 13 May 1972), who usually goes by the name of Leo, is a Russian/American spammer believed to be the ringleader of one of the world's biggest spam gangs. In 2005, he and six business partners were fined $37 million as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Massachusetts attorney general. It was found that they were responsible for millions of unsolicited e-mails per day. According to Spamhaus he could be the "Pharmamaster" spammer who performed a denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against the BlueSecurity company. Kuvayev is also behind countless phishing and mule recruiting sites hosted on botnets.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Alex Rodrigez |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 13, 1972 |
| Birth name | Leonid Aleksandrovitch Kuvayev |
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External resources
- http://spamvertised.abusebutler.com/whois.php?dom=lowpriceoem.com
- http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/aktuelles/digitale/internet/451187
- http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.lasso?rokso_id=ROK6493
- http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/listing.lasso?-op=cn&spammer=Leo%20Kuvayev%20/%20BadCow
- http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Leo_Kuvayev