Tags: hacking

Do Tightfisted Blu-Ray Policies Encourage Copying?

By mmays on Aug 12, 2009 | In Welcome, News, Big Business

In an effort to protect the hacked encryption scheme of Blu-Ray, industry policy makers force honest movie fans to copy and decrypt their movies. more »
Tags: 64 bit, amd-64, blu ray, blu-ray, boycott, decryption, encryption, hacking, linux, microsoft windows, piracy, pirating, ubuntu, vista, xp, xp pro

Foolhardy Hackers Demand Ransom for Hijacked Medical Information

By mmays on May 8, 2009 | In News, Miscellaneous

Medical information from the Virginia Department of Health Professions was stolen and offered for a ransom of $10 million by foolhardy hackers. Is this behavior by the hackers as stupid as it sounds? more »
Tags: hackers, hacking, hipaa, medical records, stolen prescription information, virginia, virginia department of health professions