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In a effort to bully computer users and users of file swapping services the RIAA is sending out so called "informational letters" I think I will set the service up between two of my computers and share some of the Geek News articles and some MP3's of me screaming and lets see if they send me a note. If they
Well I can't say that I am surprised but spammers are sending spam that once infected into you your PC will become a re-mailer. The spam actually installs a SMTP client on your computer. I am going to try and research this some more but I am very disturbed to here the spammers have resorted to this. The recipient has
In what can only be described as amazing a young man who stumbled across some of Direct TV's inner most secrets while working for his uncle's law firm, was able to acquire data about Direct TV's P4 smart card. This card controls access to the channels people can watch. The individual pleaded guilty to violating the 1996 Economic Espionage Act.
Verizon has lost it's 5th round fight with the RIAA. We can only hope that ultimately the Supreme Court will hear the case. "Verizon must reveal the names of two Internet customers the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims have illegally downloaded hundreds of copyrighted songs from the Web. " This ruling is landmark, in that the RIAA will
We have all heard that saying and it amazes me still in this digital age that people would try to get away with mass fraud and leave a paper trail. Digital data goes everywhere and criminals that use the digital medium will eventually get caught. When it comes to bankers they not only hurt themselves but they hurt companies and
Seems Madonna's recent flooding of bogus MP3 tracks from her recent release caused the ire of hackers. Her site is back to normal but here is a screen capture of the hack job. [Neowin] [Bogus MP3 File]
In a interesting poll it turns out many consumers in Canada think it is ok to run hacked software at home but are in the same token against running pirated software at work. I think this is a telling double standard. [Canada.com]