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Idaho State Senator BUSTED!!!!!

BOISE -- Senator John McGee, the Majority Caucus Chair in the Idaho Statehouse, was... more

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Contortionist Thief Hid In Suitcase to Raid Baggage On Board Spanish Airport Bus

BARCELONA - A contortionist thief hid inside a suitcase to raid the baggage on a... more

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How Safe is San Francisco?

Where would you expect to find more criminal acts committed…the Sunset District... more

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Pirates Aren't Always in the Form of Johnny Depp

If you think illegal downloads of copyrighted material are a victimless crime, think... more

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Eidos Hacked: Thousands of E-Mails, Résumés at Risk

Hackers might have accessed up to 25,000 e-mail addresses and 350 résumés during an attack on game developer Eidos Interactive’s websites, parent company Square Enix said Friday.

The security breach, which Square Enix said occurred Wednesday, could have given hackers access to user data for the Deus Ex: Human Revolution website, as well as résumés submitted by job applicants to Eidos.

“Square Enix can confirm a group of hackers gained access to parts of our Eidosmontreal.com website as well as two of our product sites,” the company told Joystiq. “We immediately took the sites offline to assess how this had happened and what had been accessed, then took further measures to increase the security of these and all of our websites, before allowing the sites to go live again.”

Square Enix added that it would be contacting all parties that might have been affected by the breach, emphasizing that no credit card information was compromised.

According to a report by former Washington Post writer Brian Krebs, the official Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites were inaccessible Thursday morning. During this period, hackers reportedly put up a banner that read “Owned by Chippy1337.”

The hackers, Krebs wrote, said they plan to distribute the stolen information on file sharing networks. His report pegs the volume of information stolen, according to the hackers, to be the personal information of more than 80,000 users and 9,000 ésumés.

A recent Ars Technica report suggests there might be discord among members of hacking collective Anonymous, centering on a 17-year-old British hacker named Ryan. According to a chat log uncovered by Krebs, the Eidos hackers attempted to frame Ryan for the attack.

It’s unclear whether this is related to the crippling hack on Sony’s PlayStation Network several weeks ago that left millions of users’ personal information at risk. Anonymous has disavowed responsibility for that attack.

Neither Square Enix nor Eidos Interactive responded to Wired.com’s requests for comment Friday.Hackers might have accessed up to 25,000 e-mail addresses and 350... more

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Sony Trounced Yet Again by Hackers

Once again:

Sony has been forced to remove the stolen names and partial addresses of 2,500 sweepstakes contestants posted on a hacked website owned by the Japanese-based corporation.

The data reportedly originated from customers who entered a product contest way back in 2001.   Fortunately, the compromised list did not include credit card information, social security numbers or passwords.

"The website was out of date and inactive when discovered as part of the continued attacks on Sony," a company spokesperson told Reuters.

The embarrassing attack comes just days after Sony CEO Howard Stringer issued an official apology over a series of security breaches which compromised the personal information of millions and unceremoniously downed the PlayStation Network.

"In the coming days, we will restore service to the networks and welcome you back to the fun," said Stringer.   

"I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that we are committed to serving you to the very best of our ability, protecting your information better than ever, and getting you back to what you signed up for - all the games and great entertainment experiences that you expect from Sony."

Meanwhile, Sophos security analyst Chester Wisniewski noted that Sony "seemed to be living a nightmare" as hack and extract operations continued with no real end in sight.

"In an organization as large as Sony the hackers targeting them may be able to continue to find low hanging fruit. Un-patched old equipment at any of the various Sony subsidiaries could continue to embarrass Sony publicly," Wisniewski explained.

"[Of course], Sony Playstation Network users are starting to get quite impatient as they await the return of the online gaming service... [Still], in this case Sony is certainly doing the right thing. It is better to be offline and identify what must be done to return the service to a secure state than to simply turn it back on and allow attackers to target even more data."

Obviously, there is no word yet on when the PSN will be back up, as Sony spinner Patrick Seybold confirmed (on Friday) the company was still testing system security.

"As you've heard us say, our utmost priorities are the security of the network and ensuring your data is safe. We won't restore the services until we can test the system's strength in these respects... We apologize for the delay and inconvenience of this network outage," he added.Once again: Sony has been forced to remove the stolen names and partial addresses... more

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Anonymous Responds to Sony Attack Accusations

Anonymous posted this statement on Daily Kos: Last month, an unknown party managed... more

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Divided loyalties or attempted frame job? Hidden link on the website of a company(Amateur Allure) that is suing for copyright infringement guides visitors to free full length adult videos

(Digiprotect, a German Copyright Trolling company,admitted to intentionally uploading copyrighted material to Bittorrent in order to catch(entrap) infringers, so a frame job is a real possibility
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0250256053.shtml)

Hard Drive Productions, the owners of Amatuer Allure, is currently a client of copyright troll John Steele. The company is using his services to attempt to demand thousands of dollars out of unsuspecting internet users for allegedly downloading one of their movies via Bittorrent. Since the company is supposedly taking a stand against porn piracy, I was shocked to come across a link on their main website that guides people to free adult content.

The link, screen captured in the included image, is still live at the time of this post. However, for some reason, there does not appear to be a direct link to the site on the company's page. Rather, I had to check the files on the server to find it

Highlights from the page(in case it goes down):

Sinpub Free Porn link in the lower left corner has been manually reset to redirect back to the Amateur Allure's adult link exchange. Sinpub recently changed its name to Wankerhut and contains streaming videos that max out at a length of 7 min 30 sec

The Free Bukkake tube link used to go to xget. Xget suddenly changed from being an adult content site that allowed one to watch and download free streaming content to a site that apparently points to checkdent.com. So it went from providing free full length videos, to a site about dentists

The Free B Amateurs link appears to be for an incomplete website. The page is filled with listings for "Test url blah blah blah"

The Free porn videos link towards the middle of the page links to sex2ube, which is a video sharing website that allows people to upload and download entire movies. Not sure why a company involved in copyright trolling would want to direct people to a video sharing site.

Lastly, the All Amateur Blog link is still active and contains a massive list of free full length video sites at the bottom.

If one follows any of the "friendly links" on the All Amateur Blog link one can find an endless supply of free full length streaming, though potentially copyrighted, adult content. I am attempting to determine why a company involved with the likes of copyright troll John Steele maintains an "adult link exchange". Isn't the whole point of the copyright troll's campaign to destroy the free porn market? Or is he merely interested in calling up random companies, offering his services for free, and then blackmailing as many people as humanly possible?

Hopefully this article doesn't get killed by Mr. Steele's clients(it would be the 4th to be flagged to death) because I sincerely believe the link in the image is something both the judge and jury for Mr. Steele's case would find to be very intriguing.(Digiprotect, a German Copyright Trolling company,admitted to intentionally uploading... more

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9 Trillion "Missing" From Federal Reserve

Rep Alan Grayson repeatedly asked the Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman where the... more

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Government Is Nothing But Fraud, Theft And Violence!

http://www.peacefreedomprosperity.com/?p=4119 Have you ever thought to stop and... more

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The Math is Different at the Top

In the past few weeks, dysfunctional societies have become a very popular theme. So... more

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NJ man gets 15 years in prison for stealing $180 worth of deodorant. That stinks

A Newark man with 74 prior arrests will be going back to prison for the fourth time... more

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Shoplifters Stole $5 Million in Merchandise Caught With Tracking Device On Van

PORTLAND -- Safeway officials say they have proof that a local couple stole more than $5 million in merchandise from stores in the Portland Metro area over the past several years.
Police arrested Richard Lavern Remington, 52, and Angela Rose Evans, 32, on Tuesday and the couple was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court Wednesday.
The probable cause affidavit showed that Safeway began formally tracking the pair last November after suspicions surfaced they had been shoplifting.
Evans told police that the couple stole mostly common items like shampoos, razors, Rogaine, teeth whiteners, conditioners to batteries, DVDs and CDs, according to the affidavit, which also said that Remington stole DVDs on 22 different dates since November.
The court documents said that store surveillance cameras showed Remington involved in 103 thefts between Nov. 19 and Jan. 14, and that Evans was present in more than half of those incidents.
Investigators said the couple would go to several Safeway stores a day and shoplift. They actually used a shopping list for the thefts provided by a a suspect still being sought.
Safeway security officer Trent Drucker estimates that Remington stole $400,000 a year in merchandise over several years, totaling $5 million over the span of thefts.
On Nov. 19, Safeway security officials placed a tracking device on a van driven by the couple. Whenever the van was driven to a Safeway, surveillance videos were carefully scrutinized.
In the weeks following, Safeway officials created a spreadsheet of locations and thefts, which they presented to Portland police. The couple was arrested outside a Safeway store in Portland's Woodstock neighborhood.
Both suspects remained in jail after their arraignment. Their next court appearance was scheduled for Feb. 25.
Remington had an outstanding felony parole violation. He was accused of organized retail theft and multiple first-degree theft charges.
Evans was also accused of organized retail theft and multiple counts of first-degree theft.

http://www.nwcn.com/home/Couple-shoplifted-5-million-from-Portland-Safeway-stores-police-say.htmlPORTLAND -- Safeway officials say they have proof that a local couple stole more than... more