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Zero Day attacks are costing software vendors before they even get a chance to publish their software. Zero Day attacks not only hurt consumers who buy their product but also allow pirates to distribute the software before it even comes out.Full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/03/market_value_of_software_security_vulnerabilites/
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In 2003 and 2004 Robert Koster of Jonesboro, Arkansas auctioned more than $5m worth of counterfeit factory management software from Rockwell Automation, for a personal profit of $23,000. Also in 2003 and 2004 Yutaka Yamamoto of Pico Rivera, California auctioned $543,000 worth of Rockwell Automation software on eBay for a net gain of $6,000. Once again, eBay lives up to its reputation as a great place to get a bargain.Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/ebay-software_piracy_convictions/
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Software and motion picture manufactures have come up several new tactics to combat piracy through bit-torrent sites and files. The old tactics such as flooding a network with bogus files is no longer working. Now they have introduced a new level of technology into the fight against piracy. Full Article at http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2054391,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=20
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An Australian resident who headed the notorious DrinkorDie software piracy gang has been jailed in the US.The British-born man, Hew Griffiths, had been living in Bateau Bay, New South Wales, before his extradition to face trial in the US earlier this year.Griffiths has now been sentenced to 51 months on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. However, with the time he has already spent incarcerated in an Australian detention centre fighting extradition, only 15 months of his sentence remain, reports say.?’?¬?Whether committed with a gun or a keyboard ?’?¬? theft is theft,?’?¬? US Attorney Chuck Rosenberg said in a statement.When extradited in February 2007, Griffiths was initially facing a 10-year prison term and a $500,000 (??£250,183) fine should he have been handed down the maximum sentence by US authorities.
Full Article at http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39287700,00.htm
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The hackers are thought to have entered the governmental system through new services offered by the municipality. The hackers were able to make two transactions of $90,000 and $358,000. Municipalities are thought to be extremely vulnerable to attacks because they offer web services like paying bills online and often don?’?¬?’t have a proper budget for security.
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hackers1jun01,0,2083352.story?coll=la-home-local
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