[ad] It was 2008 when the UK government originally proposed disconnecting pirates from the Internet, then a few months later Australia followed suit. The latest is that it’s really going to be legislated and will come into force by April 2010 under the Digital Economy Bill. I’ve noticed this trend picking up lately, a few […]
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Cyber Storm II – US, UK & 3 Others Involved in Mock Cyberwar
[ad] This is pretty interesting – US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are taking part in a fictitious cyberwar as an exercise to prepare and plan for sustained cyber attacks including some of which have actually caused power outages. I personally think it’s a great idea, I must have missed Cyber Storm I as […]
UK Proposing to Disconnect Those Involved in Piracy from the Internet
[ad] Ok more controversy for you guys, and once again it’s the UK leading a new initiative. This time it’s not against making hacking tools illegal, it’s against people downloading ‘pirated’ content from the Internet (using torrent sites etc.). I do hope they can differentiate using torrents to download open source software or creative commons […]
Microsoft UK Defaced by Saudi Hackers
[ad] A while back Microsoft UK got hacked by some Saudi Hackers, Microsoft is always one of the top targets for renegades and ‘cyber-terrorists’ as the high profile nature of the company can give some publicity to their causes. This was less than a month after Technet got owned. I don’t think they are ever […]
Locate anyone in the UK via SMS
By using one of the many mobile phone location tracking services aimed at businesses or concerned parents, and some trickery it is possibly to get almost anyone’s mobile phone position without their agreement. All that is required is their mobile phone number, and carrier. Over the past year a number sites have popped up offering […]