Akismet

The FTC has launched legal action against a Californian web hosting service it says is responsible for botnets, malware, credit card theft and of course spam. The provider has been disconnected and its operators now face a lawsuit.
The FTC alleges that Pricewert/3FN operates as a “‘rogue’ or ‘black hat’ Internet service provider that [...]

Akismet version 2.2.4 is now available. WordPress users can upgrade using the automatic plugin update feature.
Changed in this version:

Fixed a key problem affecting the stats feature in WordPress MU
Provide additional blog information in Akismet API calls

The extra blog information passed to the Akismet API will help Akismet to better adapt and provide results that [...]