[members-discuss] Cogent uses RIPE DB for spam

Cogent have done similar naughty things before, for example they got themselves banned from PeeringDB for mining contact info (http://www.peeringdb.com/view.php?asn=174).

Edward Dore 
Freethought Internet 

On 13 Jun 2014, at 13:12, Andrei Kushnireuski <ipas.master at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Colleagues,
> 
> First of all, happy Friday 13 =)
> 
> Cogent uses RIPE DB for phone spam. My colleague just received a phone call from +31204621445 with IP Transit offer. Colleague's phone number is published as admin-c in RIPE DB only.
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> For me it's very bad practice for same company like Cogent to use RIPE DB for spamming. Did anybody receive same calls/emails based on RIPE DB info?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -
> Andrei Kushnireuski
> AK1065-RIPE
> regID: cz.alfatelecom
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