| Industry | Web hosting service |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 in San Jose, California, United States |
| Founder | Nikolai "Kolya" McColo[1] |
| Defunct | November 11, 2008 |
| Fate | Shutdown |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | mccolo |
McColo was a US-based web hosting service provider[2] that was, for a long time, the source of the majority of spam-sending activities for the entire world.[3] In late 2008, the company was shut down by two upstream providers, Global Crossing and Hurricane Electric, because a significant amount of malware and botnets had been trafficking from the McColo servers.[2]
- ^ Krebs, Brian (2014). Spam Nation. Sourcebooks. p. 43. ISBN 9781402295621. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b Krebs, Brian (November 12, 2008). "Host of Internet Spam Groups Is Cut Off". Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ "Security Fix - A year later: A look back at McColo". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2019.