Bluetack's Internet NewsWhat's going on in the communityUS schools say No! to RIAA extortion letters- August 31, 2008 US schools say No! to RIAA extortion lettersp2pnet news view RIAA News:- The Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG and RIAA sue em all campaign launched at students across America, falsely accusing them of being file sharing criminals and thieves, has had, and is still having, a seriously detrimental effect on their studies.But now, Administrators and IT chiefs at public universities nationwide say the recording industrys search for students accused of online piracy is cutting into.http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=19084 Hackers claim to have kidnapped babies in attempt to infect computers- August 27, 2008 Just when you thought these criminals couldn't get any sicker... a new low for malware terrorists which just proves they have absolutely no limits to what they will do in their attempts to hijack new victims... Thanks to Kim for the link.QUOTE26 August 2008Hackers claim to have kidnapped babies in attempt to infect computersTrojan horse attack spammed out by cybercriminalsLink Experts at SophosLabs, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned of a...http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=19062 Update to WGA Notifications for Windows XP Professional- August 27, 2008 Update to WGA Notifications for Windows XP ProfessionalStarting this week, we will begin deployment of the latest version of WGA Notifications for Windows XP. In addition to the usual updates to validation that improve WGA's ability to detect the latest stolen or fake product keys and other attempts to circumvent product activation, this release will also include a couple of other significant updates.Simplifying the installation and making it easy to stay up-to-dateIn this release we're making.http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=19060 Revealed: 8 million victims in the world's biggest cyber heist- August 25, 2008 August 25, 2008 Est 1999 Revealed: 8 million victims in the world's biggest cyber heistEXCLUSIVE: Sunday Herald uncovers theft of data from every guest in 1300 Best Western Hotels in past 12 monthsBy Iain S BruceAN INTERNATIONAL criminal gang has pulled off one of the most audacious cyber-crimes ever and stolen the identities of an estimated eight million people in a hacking raid that could ultimately net more than 2.8billion in illegal funds.A Sunday Herald investigation has discovered that...http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=19053 RIAA MediaSentry owner hired by China- August 9, 2008 RIAA MediaSentry owner hired by Chinap2pnet news view RIAA DRM P2P:- It seems somehow fitting that SafeNet, a leader in digital wrongs and owner of seriously discredited RIAA private eye MediaSentry, has been hired by the Peoples Republic of China.SafeNet is to provide DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) for in-country live and on-demand online video footage of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, it boasts.DRM consumer controls are meant to stop copying. However, companies in all sectors have...http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=18985 Gang Hijacks PCs in Vast Scheme- August 6, 2008 From New York Times Article August 6, 2008Russian Gang Hijacking PCs in Vast SchemeBy JOHN MARKOFFA criminal gang is using software tools normally reserved for computer network administrators to infect thousands of PCs in corporate and government networks with programs that steal passwords and other information, a security researcher has found.The new form of attack indicates that little progress has been made in defusing the threat of botnets, networks of infected computers that criminals use..http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=18958 FCC Officially Condemns Comcast for Data Discrimination- August 2, 2008 FCC Officially Condemns Comcast for Data Discrimination LINKQUOTEThe FCC says that Comcasts network practices contravene the FCCs task of protecting the vibrant and open nature of the Internet.The Commission concluded that Comcasts network management practices discriminate among applications rather than treating all equally and are inconsistent with the concept of an open and accessible Internet. Indeed, the Commission noted that Comcast has an anticompetitive motive to interfere with customers.http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=18947 |