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IOBit Caught Stealing MalwareBytes database.
Nov 2nd
According to MalwareBytes, the security company IOBit, based in China has stolen their database of signature and incorporated it into their software’s database of signature. They determined this by using a fake detection that would have only appeared in their database and caught them red-handed.
You can read more about it at: http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29681
MPAA Accused of DVD Piracy
Jan 28th
Hierocracy is best when it happens to people who have been preaching it for years and gets caught doing the same serious action.
It now seems that the MPAA has been accused of DVD Piracy by an independent film maker by the name of Kirby Dick. He claims that one of the MPAA’s lawyers admitted to illegally making a copy of his movie This Film Not Yet Rated.
Though the MPAA has shot accusation back at Mr. Dick, they are those of spying on their employees during the making of said film. They also claim that the movie is locked away and not being copied or distributed.
It would seem that the MPAA needs to learn to practice what they preach.
Freshing a Website is a Felony?!
Jan 9th
After reading about this on both Slashdot and Techdirt, I am actually surprised this did not happen in my own state of Alabama. A teenage who was telling his friends or classmates to goto the school website and hold down the refresh (F5) key and see if the webserver will crash, according to all the sites reporting on this story. While this boy is being charged with a felony for this, some kids were charged with a misdemeanors for entering the school and illegally accessing the computers to change grades. Now, how backwards is this?. The thing that gets worse is that the server never crashed and he may not have actually done it himself… For more into visit these site:
It is funny to note that having Slashdot involved in this has already made their server stall and not respond, so this publicity has done more damage than that kid could have ever done.