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Catch Me If You Can isn’t just a hit at the movies this winter. Two spammers who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spam spewing zombies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges. The individuals admitted sending illegal emails hawking mortgage opportunities, a device for improving gas mileage, and other products and services. A subsidiary of America Online has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally bundled adware with free security software. The Federal Trade Commission has won an injunction against a Houston-based company for making "deceptive" anti-spyware claims. BJ's Wholesale Club has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it failed to protect sensitive customer data, which led to millions in fraudulent purchases. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public comment on proposed new definitions and provisions to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. The Federal Trade Commission has launched an international effort to crack down on the use of zombie computers by spammers. The US Government has launched a website for victims of junk email to report spammers. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a lawsuit against an alleged spam operation that bombarded internet users with illegal emails touting mortgage services and travel deals. A Washington-based company has been accused of providing anti-spyware software that allows spyware in. The Federal Trade Commission has charged a network of six corporations and five people with violating the Adult Labeling Rule and CAN-SPAM Act for using spam to sell internet pornography. Petco Animal Supplies agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its web site violated privacy claims it made to customers. The FTC has won a court order shutting down a spam operation that allegedly emailed millions of internet users with sexually explicit messages in order to drive traffic to its website. The Federal Trade Commission told Congress in a report filed Tuesday that a national 'do-not-email' registry would not reduce spam and might even increase the amount of junk email. The Federal Trade Commission has charged two phishermen for using false information to obtain sensitive data. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has outlined plans for a "vigorous law enforcement programme against spam" after submitting of a report to Congress warning that the current system, whereby consumers are encouraged to forward unsolicited emails a FTC database, is not working. The FTC is under pressure from US Congress to fine spyware users millions of dollars.