Hacker cracks HD copy protection
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HD DRM: RIP A lone hacker has unlocked the master key preventing the copying of high-definition DVDs in a development that is sure to get the entertainment industry's knickers wrapped tighter than a magnet's coil. What's more, the individual was able to defeat the technology with no cracking tools or reverse engineering, despite the millions of dollars and many years engineers put into developing the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) for locking down high-definition video.â¦
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A tool has been posted online that can apparently crack Vista's activation process by applying brute force -- and lots of time -- to come up with valid product keys. But the author is now telling users it's wrong to use it.
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The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again &#151; this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless music streaming technology.
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Flaws in media players could automatically download malicious code, let hackers in.
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Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software&#39;s handling of image files has been published on the Internet.
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Hunt for copy-protection nemesis goes legal Microsoft has launched a lawsuit against the unknown hacker who created a program to strip DRM code from Windows Media Player files.â¦
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A bug in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 can let hackers spoof Web content, such as a trusted site, with their own fake content, the Redmond
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A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net.
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At least it's not stealthy, one supposes: A newly reported Trojan not only tries to delete all the user's files, but plays a highly annoying audio clip as it does so.
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Want to hack Windows? Better get familiar with the Registry first.
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Microsoftâs monthly security bulletin has uncovered a âcriticalâ buffer overrun vulnerability that exists in the processing of JPEG image formats.
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Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.
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Broken by brute force and swiped from shelves The activation method used by Microsoft to protect Vista from piracy is under attack on multiple fronts.â¦
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Hackers who intercepted e-mail from MediaDefender Inc., a firm that tries to stymie unauthorized downloading of songs and movies on behalf of record companies and Hollywood film studios, have released hundreds of megabytes of data on the Internet.
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A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.
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USB Sentry protects FileMaker Pro databases from unauthorized use by tying them to a USB stick.
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Flawed software code used by numerous Microsoft applications to render images mean that a specially constructed image file could hijack a computer or spread a virus.