Nearly a year after the FTC shut down web host Triple Fiber Network for hosting child pornography and malware, US District Judge Ronald M. Whyte has ruled that the rogue host must surrender $1 million of its to the government. The company, which also went under the name Pricewert, argued …
May, 2010
June, 2009
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11 June
Triple Fiber Network Responds to Shutdown
A week ago from today, the FTC shut down California web host Triple Fiber Network (3FN) for hosting illegal content, including child pornography, malware, and the infamous “Cutwail” botnet. In a press release riddled with broken English and grammatical errors, the company responded to the shutdown. Triple Fiber blasted the …
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4 June
FTC Shuts Down California Web Host
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission shut down a California web hosting firm for involvement in spam operations. This is the first time the FTC has ever taken action against a hosting provider. The company, Triple Fiber Network, hosted some 15,000 websites at a data center in San Jose, …