Megaupload shutdown, founder arrested 

Megaupload shutdown, founder arrested

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 20 January 2012 11:25 AM
New Zealand police swoop on Kim Dotcom.
Piracy monitor hit by hackers 

Piracy monitor hit by hackers

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 23 May 2011 11:18 AM
French Government takes control of company following the leak of IP addresses.
X-Factor hackers claim Fox's scalp 

X-Factor hackers claim Fox's scalp

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 10 May 2011 1:31 PM
Hackers outfox broadcaster.
Image of 'wild west' web makes for too many restrictions 

Image of 'wild west' web makes for too many restrictions

In Risk - By Nicole Kobie, 19 April 2011 11:36 AM
No room for outdated models in regulating the flow of freedom, says Oxford academic.
Critics slam secrecy of web-blocking talks 

Critics slam secrecy of web-blocking talks

In Crypto - By Stewart Mitchell, 18 April 2011 10:32 AM
Lobby groups send letter to British record industry demanding access to blocking debate.
Friday funny: Kiwis cower in fear of SkyNet 

Friday funny: Kiwis cower in fear of SkyNet

In Crypto - 15 April 2011 9:36 AM
Jules Verne, Leonardo Da Vinci conjured during New Zealand's 'three strikes' debate.
Opinion: Copyright or copy wrong 

Opinion: Copyright or copy wrong

In Crypto - By David Havyatt, 18 March 2011 10:59 AM
The wash-up of the iiNet case reveals conflicting legal and moral views about copyright and ISP liability, writes David Havyatt.
iiTrial: A green light to disconnect pirates 

iiTrial: A green light to disconnect pirates

In Crypto - By Brett Winterford, 24 February 2011 6:04 PM
Film industry granted path to cut infringer's net access.
iiNet bests Hollywood in Federal Court 

iiNet bests Hollywood in Federal Court

In Crypto - By Ry Crozier, 24 February 2011 5:55 PM
Film industry wins concessions over filesharers.
FBI eyes P2P, webmail for wire tapping 

FBI eyes P2P, webmail for wire tapping

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 21 February 2011 10:20 AM
Lacks capability to exercise authority.
FTC warns of major peer-to-peer data breach 

FTC warns of major peer-to-peer data breach

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 25 February 2010 8:36 AM
Nearly 100 organisations affected.
US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report 

US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 10 November 2009 10:42 AM
P2P networks to blame.
Top 10 tips for a healthy PC 

Top 10 tips for a healthy PC

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 21 September 2009 10:44 AM
Simple ways to avoid complicated problems.
LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector 

LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 13 August 2009 2:49 PM
The use of LimeWire as a tool for identity theft has been highlighted by a court case in Seattle.
Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites 

Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites

In Applications - By David Neal, 3 August 2009 10:34 AM
Lenovo source code key goes walkabout.
US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P 

US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 30 July 2009 10:37 AM
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.
New variant of Conficker worm detected 

New variant of Conficker worm detected

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 14 April 2009 11:33 AM
A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been detected that utilises peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks.
Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P 

Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

In Web/client - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 3 March 2009 11:59 AM
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 ...
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks  

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 February 2009 12:47 PM
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 ...
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks 

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

In Web/client - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 24 November 2008 10:20 AM
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 ...
Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack 

Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 8 May 2008 9:53 AM
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 ...
P2P data leak hits ABN Amro 

P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

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

More P2P fraud victims expected

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

P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

In Applications - By Clement James, 2 August 2007 9:56 AM
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.
Policeman sacked after P2P data leak 

Policeman sacked after P2P data leak

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 23 July 2007 9:40 AM
A Japanese policeman has been sacked after the personal information of thousands of people relating to criminal investigations was leaked on to the internet from his computer.
SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam 

SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 23 October 2006 7:36 PM
Researchers are warning of a spam-dispensing trojan notable for using anti-virus solutions to its own advantage - capitalising on pirated anti-virus software to cancel out ...
KaZaa users warned of p2p worm 

KaZaa users warned of p2p worm

By Frank Washkuch, 1 August 2006 9:40 PM
Researchers are warning peer-to-peer (p2p) application users of a new proof-of-concept virus that acts similarly to the W97M/Melissa malware.
New IM, email bot creates own p2p network 

New IM, email bot creates own p2p network

By Frank Washkuch, 2 May 2006 6:26 PM
Email and instant messenger users are being warned about a new bot in the wild that creates a peer-to-peer (p2p) network of infected host PCs.
P2P attacks multiplying 

P2P attacks multiplying

By Ericka Chickowski, 11 April 2006 10:26 PM
A report that studied instant messenger (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) security attacks showed that while incidents targeting public IM channels stabilized last quarter, the ...
European P2P network users targeted in piracy clamp down  

European P2P network users targeted in piracy clamp down

By William Eazel, 5 April 2006 9:49 AM
Illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharers across the world faced a fresh wave of legal actions yesterday as the recording industry announced an escalation of its campaign against ...
High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users  

High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users

By William Eazel, 3 February 2006 10:50 AM
The U.K. High Court has ordered ten internet service providers to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing software.
IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent 

IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

By René Millman, 13 January 2006 3:25 PM
The number of attacks on instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks have increased over twenty-fold in one year, according to new research.
IM and P2P threats reach 'critical levels'  

IM and P2P threats reach 'critical levels'

By William Eazel, 9 January 2006 11:20 AM
The number of security threats propagating via instant messenger and peer-to-peer networks increased last year by more than 2,200 percent over 2004, newly published research ...
Hackers up pressure on P2P networks  

Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

By William Eazel, 1 November 2005 10:49 AM
A newly published security report has identified 22 previously undocumented Peer to Peer (P2P) attacks in October which were targeted at networks including Kazaa and eDonkey. ...
Websense says P2P sites soared fivefold in 2003 

Websense says P2P sites soared fivefold in 2003

By Steve Gold, 30 March 2004 4:37 PM
The numbers of peer-to-peer (P2P) websites and services increased fivefold during 2003, according to research from Websense, the employee internet management specialist.
Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors 

Hackers Turn To P2P Resources For Attack Vectors

By Steve Gold, 18 March 2004 2:53 PM
A freely available peer-to-peer (P2P) hacking tool has become the weapon of choice for many hackers looking to take control of users' PCs.
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