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Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites

Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites

Lenovo source code key goes walkabout.
David Neal Aug 1 2009 7:30AM Software
US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P

US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P

Also found: a listing of the locations of all US nuclear facilities and a document containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of US military members.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 30 2009 10:37AM Security
New variant of Conficker worm detected

New variant of Conficker worm detected

A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been detected that utilises peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks.
Dan Raywood Apr 14 2009 11:33AM Security
Swedish net traffic halves after new law

Swedish net traffic halves after new law

Internet traffic in Sweden has plummeted after a tough new anti-piracy law was enacted in the country earlier this week, potentially casting interesting new light on the extent to which illegal file-sharing occurs.
Phil Muncaster Apr 6 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
QLD Police crack peer-to-peer networks

QLD Police crack peer-to-peer networks

Queensland Police officers have reportedly used new investigative software that can crack peer-to-peer networks to arrest and charge a Brisbane man for sharing child exploitation materials online.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2009 3:24PM Networking
PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator

PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator

PirateBay's IPREDator is a new P2P anonymizer designed to cloak the actions of downloaders and keep file logs and IP addresses hidden from the authorities.
Daniel Long Mar 26 2009 5:08PM Software
iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

After another hearing in the landmark iiNet copyright case yesterday, the Federal Government has indicated the result of the case could influence its policy position around illegal file sharing over peer-to-peer networks.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2009 11:07AM Telco/ISP
Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators

Prosecutors in the Pirate Bay trial have finished their closing arguments and requested jail terms of a year apiece for the four men running the torrent search site.
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Software
Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

The blueprints for US president Barack Obama's helicopter, Marine One, were downloaded from a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and onto a computer in Iran, a file-sharing monitoring company has revealed.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 3 2009 11:59AM Security
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

The risk of patient information disclosures on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is much higher than if a health care worker loses a laptop or removable storage device, according to new research.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 12 2009 12:47PM Security
Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic

Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has broken his silence on the controversial ISP content filter trials to start before the end of the year, saying they will now cover new filter technologies that can examine peer-to-peer and BitTorrent traffic.
Ry Crozier Dec 22 2008 7:00PM Telco/ISP
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

Cybercriminals are now distributing malware on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks disguised as music and video files related to the popular Disney movie High School Musical, Panda Security has reported.
Angela Moscsaritolo Nov 24 2008 10:20AM Security
NICTA slashes hosting costs for MMO P2P networks

NICTA slashes hosting costs for MMO P2P networks

NICTA has released a beta version of its massively multiplayer online (MMO) peer-to-peer (P2P) network engine, Badumna.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2008 12:01AM Networking
Missing: U.S. anti-terrorism laptops and Tasmanian high-speed Internet

Missing: U.S. anti-terrorism laptops and Tasmanian high-speed Internet

This week, Tasmanian broadband users suffered a setback as national ISP Internode suspended a range of its Internet services in protest to Telstra’s dominance in broadband backhaul capacity.
Ashley Clark May 10 2008 11:48AM Telco/ISP
Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack

Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack

Researchers at McAfee said they have detected the largest outbreak of malware in three years, an infection impacting hundreds of thousands of users whose machines contain poisoned media files.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2008 9:53AM Security
Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds

Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers.
Liz Tay May 5 2008 3:40PM Software
U2 manager calls for P2P crackdown

U2 manager calls for P2P crackdown

The manager of rock band U2 has called on ISPs to crack down on illegal music downloads in order to keep bands in business..
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2008 7:08AM Software
P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

Data on more than 5,000 ABN Amro customers has reportedly been found on the BearShare peer-to-peer network.
Shaun Nichols Sep 25 2007 9:40AM Security
More P2P fraud victims expected

More P2P fraud victims expected

Security firm SafeMedia has warned that the use of peer-to-peer software to steal personal information is likely to increase sharply.
Clement James Sep 13 2007 9:55AM Security
P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

Peer to peer technology (P2P) has been described as the “new national security risk” by a retired general at a recent Government Reform Committee hearing.
Clement James Aug 2 2007 9:56AM Security

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