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HackersPirate Bay Back Online After Court-Ordered ShutdownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2009 - 8:15am.
 Stockholm,
Sweden - File-sharing
hub The Pirate Bay is back online, after being downed for several hours after a
Swedish court ordered bandwidth provider Black Internet to shutter the site,
TorrentFreak reported. The site came back online about three hours after the
shutdown; the group's torrent tracker is also expected to come back online
soon.
tags: P2P | Music | Movies | Copyright | Hackers | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | Black Internet |
Georgian Twitter Attack Target Says Russian Hackers to BlameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 8:07pm.
Tbilisi, Georgia - Russian hackers were behind the
denial-of-service attack last week against Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal,
according to a Georgian blogger who is believed to be the actual target of the
attack, Reuters reported.
Georgian Blogger Believed Target of Ongoing Twitter AttackAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2009 - 8:36am.
 San Francisco - A blogger
residing in the Republic
of Georgia is believed to
be the target of a denial-of-service hacker attack that has crippled Twitter,
Facebook and LiveJournal this week, CNET News.com reported. "It was a
simultaneous attack across a number of properties targeting him to keep his
voice from being heard," Facebook chief security officer Max Kelly told
CNET. "We're actively investigating the source of the attacks, and we hope
to be able to find out the individuals involved in the back end and to take
action against them, if we can."
Twitter Coming Back Online After Denial-of-Service AttackAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 6:56am.
San Francisco
- The Twitter microblogging service has not been accessible on Thursday, due to
a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. "We are defending against a
denial-of-service attack, and will update status again shortly," the
company wrote in a blog post at 8 a.m. PDT.
Gawker Media Suffers Denial-of-Service AttackAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2009 - 12:33pm.
New York
- Blog network Gawker Media experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS)
hacker attack over the weekend, CNET News.com reported. The attack was
apparently launched against Consumerist, a site that Gawker sold to Consumer
Reports but is still hosted on the same servers. The motive for the attack
remains unclear.
Hackers Infect the MySpace Page of Alicia KeysAuthored by Scott Goldberg on November 9, 2007 - 8:35am.
 The Atlanta-based Exploit Prevention Labs posted a blog report yesterday after finding that musician Alicia Keys’s MySpace page had been hacked. The blog’s author, Roger Thompson, said a background image on her page was linking to a site, co8vd.cn. Apparently MySpace fixed the problem, but Thompson revisited the page and found that, “It looks like it’s hacked again!!!”
Porn Spam Bandits Get Five YearsAuthored by Scott Goldberg on October 15, 2007 - 8:26am.
 Porn and spam, synonymous with email since its inception, have fallen under the spotlight for different reasons as two violators of US anti-spam law have received a five-year sentence. Jeffrey Kilbride and James Schaffer were convicted of conspiracy, money-laundering, fraud, and transportation of obscene materials, the East Valley Tribune reports.
Would you buy an iPhone with the Intention of Unlocking it?Authored by dmw on October 12, 2007 - 4:34am.
Your Move: Hackers Unlock the iPhone (Again)Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 12, 2007 - 4:23am.
 The battle between Apple and Hackers may never end. The former works to prevent customers from unlocking their phones, and the latter counters. Two weeks ago Apple released a software update that turned unlocked iPhones into “bricks,” and Hackers worked swiftly to block the effort (read about it), but only restored iPod and Wi-Fi capabilities. Now the iPhone Dev Team has taken the next step, opening the iPhone to third-party applications and for use on any network.
80% of Computer Viruses from Nude Celeb Email HoaxesAuthored by Scott Goldberg on October 4, 2007 - 1:09am.
 Surprise, surprise: That email asking if you’d like to see a nude photo of your favorite celebrity – most likely Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, and Milla Jovovich – was behind 80% of computer viruses last month, according to reports.
Hacker’s Chess Move: An iPhone Update ReversalAuthored by Scott Goldberg on October 3, 2007 - 4:20am.
 In the classic technology battle between the suits (corporations) and the anarchists (hackers), the chess game is a back-and-forth affair in which each side evades the power and authority of its counterpart. The game between Apple and iPhone hackers has been one of the more lively contests in recent times, as the product’s desirability and limitations made it a natural target for creative hacking.
Hackers Crack DRM on Netflix "Watch Now" Download ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 8, 2007 - 4:18pm.
San Francisco - Hackers have found a way to strip the digital rights management (DRM) protecting the movies offered by online DVD rental service Netflix's "Watch Now" on-demand service, Wired.com reported, citing a post on Hackzine. The hack does require some work, likely violates copyright law and Netflix terms of service, and may be patched by Netflix at any time, but for the time being enables users to watch movies from the service on any video player. Hacker Cracks AACS Copy-Protection on Blu-ray, HD DVD DiscsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2007 - 10:32am.
San Francisco - The AACS digital rights management (DRM) technology that protects content on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs against unauthorized copying has been cracked, Wired News reported on Wednesday. CNET: File-Sharing Site Names Alleged Hacker Hired by MPAAAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2006 - 12:57pm.
San Francisco - The operators of a search engine that provides links to copyrighted media on the BitTorrent file-sharing network has provided more details on its allegations the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) hired a hacker to retrieve information on the company, CNET News.com reported.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Tech | P2P | Piracy | MPAA | File-Sharing | Hackers | Torrentspy.com | Valence Media |
Torrentspy Accuses MPAA of Hiring Hacker to Steal Trade SecretsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2006 - 6:47am.
San Francisco - A file-sharing firm sued by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for copyright infringement has filed its own suit against the MPAA, claiming the movie studio trade group hired a hacker to steal corporate information, CNET News.com reported.
Hackers Crack Version 2.0 of Sony PSP Security SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2005 - 5:06am.
London -Hackers have once again cracked the security technology on Sony's PSP, enabling pirated games to play on the console, GamesIndustry.biz reported. An earlier version of the security software was also cracked, prompting Sony to produce a software upgrade that plugged the hole; the company enticed PSP owners to download the upgrade by including a Web browser and the ability to share pictures over a Wi-Fi connection. Although the current security breach is so small that only tiny applications like a version of Atari's "Pong" can be made to play on the PSP, a development source told GamesIndustry.biz that, "chances are that they'll be able to run full size apps and games on version 2 firmware within a couple of weeks."
Hackers Crack Sony Universal Media Disc Format for PSP Game ConsoleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2005 - 10:01am.
Los Angeles -- Hackers have discovered how to extract files from the Universal Media Disc (UMD), the new proprietary disc format Sony created for use with its PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld video game console, Reuters reported. However, the extracted game files cannot yet be played on their own, as there is currently no way for users to "burn," or create a new UMD disc. It's unclear if this method could also be used to defeat copy-protection on UMD discs containing full-length movies; many studios have committed to releasing films on the UMD format, and a copy of Sony's "Spider-Man 2" was included with initial PSP shipments in the U.S. The developer website PS2nfo.com first reported details of the hack, showing files pulled from UMD discs for games including "Ridge Racers" and "Vampire Chronicles."
Hackers Claim Nokia N-Gage Gaming Phone Security BrokenAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2003 - 7:56am.
Stockholm -- Hackers on Tuesday claimed to have broken the security technology on Nokia's N-Gage hybrid cell phone/video game, allowing games created for the device to be played on other phones that use the same operating system, The Associated Press reported. Several websites reported that already, versions of games originally created for the N-Gage were appearing for other phones running the Series 60 OS, such as the Siemens SX1. "We are taking a look to see what has happened," Nokia spokesman Damian Stathonikos told AP. "We take it very seriously and we are definitely investigating this."
Tecmo Threatens Hackers Creating Nude Versions of Game CharactersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2003 - 3:27am.
London -- Japanese video game maker Tecmo has threatened legal action against hackers creating software that inserts nude versions of the female characters featured in its popular Xbox title "Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball," the BBC Online reported on Tuesday. The game features the female characters from Tecmo's million-selling "Dead or Alive" franchise playing volleyball in bikinis, while the software patches in question, developed by Xbox hackers, alter the game so the female characters appear nude. "We're watching you very closely! Please do not post things that infringe copyrights and other legal issues," Tecmo said on its official online forum for the game. "Please do not post anything about nude patches and other hacked information or you will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. So far we're tracking one suspect, anybody care to be the second?" Tecmo has already successfully prosecuted a case in Japan involving code that created a nude version of one of its other game's characters.
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