[ad] It didn’t take them long! A while ago some smart chaps worked out the a way to extract the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc “volume keys” to decrypt AACS DRM on individual films (This was about 2 months ago). Now they have cracked the scheme behind it, the so called “processing key” used to […]
Legal Issues
Logic Bomb Backfires on Hacker Employee
[ad] Ah the logic bomb, a source of humour for many due to it’s frequent showing up in ‘hacking’ movies, and it’s complete mis-use. ZOMG THE LOGIC BOMB IT’S GONNA PWN US ALL! A former UBS PaineWebber employee was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday for planting a computer “logic bomb” on company […]
Class President Hacks School Grades
Ah the old mythical tale of hacking your school to change your grades to straight A’s, well I know people do it, I’ve seen it in the past…but now someone has actually gotten caught for it. And what’s more..he’s the senior class president! Cooper City High School’s senior class president was arrested Tuesday and charged […]
Pentagon Hacker Gary McKinnon Appeals against US Extradition
[ad] It seems like it’s getting really serious in the Gary McKinnon case, he’s facing what looks like his last appeal against the US anti-terror law case against him for hacking some NASA systems by guessing the weak passwords. Not like he’s really a terrorist, or did any damage…he did something very stupid though, bruised […]
Some Relaxing on the DMCA Regulations
[ad] There seems to be have been some slight relaxation on the DMCA regulations lately, which is a good thing for the majority of people! There have been many grey cases and sadly most have fallen on the side of the big corporations, finally something on our side! The U.S. Copyright Office specified new rules […]