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BitSoup Hacked Over Hurricane Fundraiser, Announces New Domain

Torrent sites are not only a magnet for people looking for content, they also attract enemies. While large copyright-dependent industries are obviously interested in their activities, opponents can take other forms. In recent weeks...

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Monday, November 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Oops: E-Mail Marketer Left Walmart, US Bank and Others Open to Easy Spoofing

Credit: Flickr/ejbSF Following a story we published last week about a widespread e-mail vulnerability involving weak cryptographic keys, system administrators at many companies around the world began to check their DNS records to make...

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Researchers Counter Massive Onslaught of Fake Torrents

With an estimated quarter billion active users per month, BitTorrent is a lucrative target for scammers and malware peddlers. Every day thousands of “fake” torrents are uploaded from malicious sources, often labeled with...

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Monday, August 27th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaks Again – Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

There's been a new development with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A portion of the agreement detailing the copyright terms and exceptions has been leaked. This is certainly of particular interest given that the...

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Sunday, August 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Google Builds Largest Database of Links to Pirated Media

Under the DMCA copyright holders have the right to demand that websites disable access to infringing content. Without doubt, one of the top recipients of these notices is Google. To give the public...

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment