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Symantec expects Anonymous to publish more stolen source code
Symantec today confirmed that the pcAnywhere source code published on the Web Monday by hackers who tried to extort $50,000 from the company was legitimate.
By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 06:12
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Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks
A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 February, 2012 08:15
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NAC saves University of North Carolina money, keeps illegal file sharing in check
Network access control (NAC) is saving the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $40,000 per year by keeping students from illegally using peer-to-peer file-sharing applications.
By Tim Greene | 30 September, 2011 01:31
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BitTorrent web downloads hijacked to push fake antivirus
The publisher of the uTorrent file-sharing program has admitted to suffering a major security breach that allowed attackers to substitute downloads of its client for malware pushing fake antivirus software.
By John E Dunn | 16 September, 2011 00:15
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200,000 BitTorrent users sued since 2010
Since the beginning of 2010, a whopping 200,000 BitTorrent users have been sued in mass file-sharing lawsuits by copyright trolls, according to TorrentFreak.
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 10 August, 2011 00:00
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Q&A: isoHunt founder says P2P can help create post-piracy world
Gary Fung founded BitTorrent search engine isoHunt.com in 2003 when he was a 19-year-old student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
By Eric Lai | 07 November, 2009 11:41
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Will a legal Pirate Bay thrive? (Hint: no)
The Pirate Bay, a torrent site that has attracted millions of users by offering a wealth of (often illegal) content, is now at a turning point. With a $3.8 million fine dangling around the neck of the owners and a fresh $7.8 million acquisition by Global Gaming Factory X, announced this morning, the site is about to embrace a legal business model. How well will this work?
By Daniel Ionescu | 01 July, 2009 00:02
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5 traps the (new) Pirate Bay must avoid
Ah, the Internet cafe, home to yuppies, flavored lattes, and The Pirate Bay? If you haven't heard, Swedish Internet cafe operator, Global Gaming Factory X, today bought The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million. The new owner says it intends to sail The Pirate Bay out of its murky waters, and put the former rogues gallery on the straight and narrow. In other words, The Pirate Bay is going legitimate.
By Ian Paul | 01 July, 2009 04:36
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