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Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate)

03 May 2012

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Source: TorrentFreak - Posted by Dave Wreski
A landmark ruling in one of the many mass-BitTorrent lawsuits in the US has delivered a severe blow to a thus far lucrative business. Among other things, New York Judge Gary Brown explains in great detail why an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers. According to the Judge this lack of specific evidence means that many alleged BitTorrent pirates have been wrongfully accused by copyright holders.
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The 10 worst Web application-logic flaws that hackers love to abuse

03 May 2012

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Source: Network World - Posted by Alex
Hackers are always hunting to find business-logic flaws, especially on the Web, in order to exploit weaknesses in online ordering and other processes. NT OBJECTives, which validates Web application security, says these are the top 10 business-logic flaws they see all the time.
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Failure to understand hackers led to Sony security woes

01 May 2012

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Source: MSNBC - Posted by Dave Wreski
The exploits of the hacker known as Geohot have been in the news for years, but to people outside the world of tech it has been more like a series of isolated events than one cohesive story. A new account by The New Yorker adds little information but binds the last five years of hacking into a single thread, showing convincingly that what has contributed most to companies' security woes has been an inability to understand the motivations of those who hack.
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The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules

30 April 2012

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Source: BBC News - Posted by Dave Wreski
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.
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Hacking: How Hollywood can get it wrong

30 April 2012

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Source: stuff.co.uk - Posted by Anthony Pell
Video game graphics, silly buzzwords and even two people typing frantically on the same keyboard at once - Hollywood has often had a bit of fun when it comes to computer hacking.
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