MPAA Accused of Hiring a Hacker

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via BetaNews.

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Valance Media, the company which runs Torrentspy.com, has accused the Motion Picture Association of America of hiring a 
hacker to attempt to collect private information about the Web site. According to the complaint, the group paid a man 
$15,000 to steal e-mail and trade secrets.

A suit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

"The Motion Picture Association of America willfully and intentionally obtained without authority, conspired to obtain 
without authority, purchased, procured, used and disclosed private information that it knew was unlawfully obtained 
through unauthorized access to Plaintiffs' computer servers and private email accounts," the suit reads.

Information allegedly obtained includes a spreadsheet with income and expenses for the first half of 2005, e-mails 
between employees, server and billing information.

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More here:
http://www.betanews.com/article/MPAA_Accused_of_Hiring_a_Hacker/1148580889

- ferg


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