Ryan Pitylak

Ryan Pitylak
Born 1982
Nationality American
Education University of Texas
Occupation CEO of Unique Influence

Ryan Pitylak (born 1982) is an American entrepreneur and chief executive officer of Unique Influence, a digital marketing consulting firm based in Austin, Texas.[1][2][3] He is former internet spammer who, in civil settlements with the state of Texas and Microsoft, admitted to "sending 25 million e-mails every day at the height of his spamming operation in 2004" and paid out over $1 million.[4] He was listed as the fourth-worst spammer by Spamhaus Project at one time.[4]

Pitylak is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he received undergraduate degrees in economics and philosophy.[5] In June 2006, he launched Pitylak Security, an Internet security company that focused on anti-spam consulting.[6]

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References

  1. Garza, Vicky. "Texas Venture Labs set to help 12 startups this school year". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. Barr, Greg. "What's better for an entrepreneur: Gut instinct or experience? ABJ experts react". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. Jennifer O'Reilly. "Listen Up Old School Advertisers: Social Media and Digital Advertising Are Here To Stay". Social Media Today. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Spam king settles with Texas, Microsoft". NBC News. June 4, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2006.
  5. "Million-dollar penalty reforms spammer: Now ready to sell his anti-spam expertise". Chicago Tribune. Edmonton Journal. 4 June 2006.
  6. Gantert, Tom (12 July 2006). "I was a teenage spammer; Before even leaving high school, Ryan Pitylak was sending out millions of spam e-mails -- and making big bucks". Times-Picayune.
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