FBI sources say spam related prosecutions expected to increase

FBI special agent J. Keith Mularski said in a statement that they have around 70 active investigations into spam-related crimes.

And the number is expected to increase in the future as the industry works with the government agencies to decrease the mess spam has become for the web user.

The FBI is working in collaboration with National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) to identify spammers and spamming networks.

Mularski added that they have together identified more than 100 “significant spammers” and at least five of these are tied to traditional organized crime.

He added that the partnerships with the private companies is essential to fight the spam networks. He said: “If we don’t address it together, it’s only going to get worse. Industry has all the information, because these guys are hitting their networks.”