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The MPAA hiring hackers?

Posted in News, Tech by Dan at 12:06 pm
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In a turn of events, torrent sites are suing the MPAA. Torrentspy is claiming that a hacker, hired by the MPAA was asked to steal internal documents by any means necessary.

Torrentspy’s complaint includes claims that the man whom the MPAA allegedly paid $15,000 to steal e-mail correspondence and trade secrets has admitted his role in the plot and is cooperating with the company.

Hmmmmm, this whole battle just got so much more interesting.

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3 Responses to “The MPAA hiring hackers?”

  1. Mark says:

    I thought it was a torrentspy employee that the MPAA “alledgedly” paid :/

  2. hoodoo says:

    in related news, the illuminati controls the internet

  3. dan says:

    There is a pile of news on this that has been picked up by all the major news sources. The idea is though, and the hope is that the courts will supress any information gained illegally. After all, there is a pile of law that states that hacking your enemies is bad. Lets hope that in the longer run, saner heads will prevail.

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