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Verizon: Data Breaches Getting More Sophisticated
Methods of stealing data are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but attackers are still gaining initial access to networks through known, preventable vulnerabilities, according to a report released by Verizon Business on Wednesday. “Attacks are getting more sophisticated and more difficult to prevent,” said Wade Baker, research and intelligence principal for Verizon Business’s RISK Team, in an interview. “The attackers still usually get in the network through some relatively mundane attacks.
Continue reading »Lady Gaga Earns Slightly More From Spotify Than Piracy
In August, Swedish artist and composer Magnus Uggla launched a scathing attack on the owners of Spotify . After discovering that Sony BMG is a shareholder and receiving virtually no cash from his music being played there, he withdrew his tracks from the service and stormed away, declaring controversially: “I’d rather be raped by The Pirate Bay.” Nevertheless, Uggla insisted that Spotify is a fantastic service with a great range of music to sample. However, he felt that the fact he wasn’t getting paid was the fault of the major labels involved in the project (Sony BMG bought 5.8% of Spotify for 2,935 Euros, Universal Music got 4.8% for 2,446 euros, Warner Music paid 1,957 Euros for 3.8% and EMI pocketed 1.9% for an investment of 980 Euros), claiming that he “earned as much in six months as a BUSKER could earn in a day.” As the dust settled on the story, many non-Swedish readers were saying “Magnus who?” and wondering if this artist’s lack of mainstream popularity was the real reason behind him earning virtually nothing.
Continue reading »4 Hackers Indicted in $9.5 Million Bank Card Attack
Four men have been indicted in Georgia on charges that they hacked into the Atlanta-based bank card processing company RBS WorldPay. They allegedly used an army of flunkies to steal $9.5 million in cash from ATM machines around the world in a span of hours. Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St.
Continue reading »Pirate Bay Buyer Kicked Off Stock Exchange
From the moment it was announced, the Pirate Bay acquisition by Global Gaming Factory (GGF) has been surrounded by doubts and controversy. Those uncertainties seemed to fade a little recently when the company’s shareholders agreed on the deal two weeks ago. However, some of the shareholders decided to pay the money needed to make the sale from their own pockets after several investors walked away , and thus far nothing has been paid.
Continue reading »Oz prime minister’s site hacked
|| Politics:- “It’s currently 2:34am Melbourne time ,” says intrepid p2pnet correspondent Andrew over in Australia, going on »»» would of reported earlier but was tired watching TV. at about 9:30pm it was reported on news.com.au that Kevin Rudds Government website had been attacked, and ACMAs website but were back up an hour later Read original article here on news.com.au . The article describes the posting on the website, and even the steps anonymous posted to attack the website And guess who was responsible?
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