Ryan Pitylak, the 24-year-old ex-spammer who admitted to sending 25 million unsolicited messages a day at his “peak” in 2004, has settled lawsuits with the state of Texas and Microsoft that wound up costing him more than $1 million and most of his personal assets, the Associated Press reports via MSN Money.Under the settlement with Microsoft, Pitylak, who graduated from the University of Texas in May, pledged never to send another false, misleading or unsolicited electronic message, according to the AP. Pitylak plans to offer his services to Web firms looking to combat spam, and he said he’d have to sell off his $430,000 residence and 2005 BMW to pay the related legal fees, the AP reports.The Spamhaus Project, a U.K.-based organization that keeps tabs on high-profile spammers and works with law enforcement officials to crack down on them, once ranked Pitylak as the fourth-worst spammer in the world, the AP reports.Civil settlements were reached with both Microsoft and Texas in federal court last month, according to the AP. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature 4 remedies to avoid cloud app migration headaches The compelling benefits of using proprietary cloud-native services come at a price: vendor lock-in. Here are ways CIOs can effectively plan without getting stuck. By Robert Mitchell Nov 29, 2023 9 mins CIO CIO CIO case study Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT CIO Zafer Nalbant explains what the medical packaging manufacturer does to modernize its IT through AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. By Jens Dose Nov 29, 2023 6 mins CIO SAP ServiceNow feature Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline What started as a technology reclamation nonprofit has since transformed into a robust, tuition-free training program that seeks to redefine how companies fill tech skills gaps with rising talent. By Sarah K. White Nov 29, 2023 11 mins Diversity and Inclusion Hiring news Saudi Arabia will host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh By Andrea Benito Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe