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Lask week, an online hacktivist group, AntiSec, leaked 1 million Apple UDIDs onto the web. The group claimed that it was able to lay its hands on a total of 12 million Apple device IDs by breaching FBI servers.

At one side, this raised questions about a possible collaboration between Apple and FBI; and at the other, it caused Apple users to panic, many of whom were not sure how serious is a UDID leak and that how could it possibly affect their device’s security. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apple UDID Leak: Why Does It Matter?, GoDaddy Attacked, Millions Of Sites Down,

One of the four defendants in a case facing The Pirate Bay off against several major entertainment companies, founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, was deported this week from Cambodia to rest in the hands of Swedish authorities. Warg was arrested on the 2nd of September from his rented apartment in Cambodia by Cambodian police at the request of Sweden and was sent to Sweden, arriving on a Thai Airways Flight on Monday night. Sweden and Cambodia had no extradition treaty in place between one another at the time of the incident, so the push was made as an immigration violation so that it could be handled without a hearing in court.

Cambodian officials were presented legal documents on the copyright infringement case against Warg several days after his official arrest. Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith noted that the papers were presented after the arrest, after which the transport of Warg was able to begin. Warg and three Pirate Bay colleagues owed major entertainment companies 30 million kronor – aka $3.6 million USD – back when they had their first sentence in 2009.

The Pirate Bay crew were set to spend one year in prison as well as paying the initial amount. They appealed, suggesting that The Pirate Bay doesn’t actually host any media that’s protected under copyright itself, instead acting as a forum through which people can use their own technology to do as they wish. Warg failed to appear at an appeal hearing for the case in 2010 due to what his defense attorney suggested was an illness.

The appeal resulted in reduced prison sentences (between 4 and 10 months) but a raised amount in damages to 46 million kronor – aka $6.5 million USD. Warg’s final sentence is not yet known. This case has resulted in several “payback” hacking incidents from groups such as NullCrew. Stay tuned as this case continues and the future of The Pirate Bay is decided!

[via Washington Post]

Pirate Bay founder deported by Cambodia to Swedish authorities is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nearly three years ago, Google was hacked by a group that was almost certainly sponsored by the Chinese Government. But as Wired tells it, the assignment for that group wasn’t a one-off thing. In fact, they’ve executed no fewer than 8 zero-day attacks on websites over the past three years, and have compromised at least 1,000 computers in various sectors. More »

The news that AntiSec hackers had leaked a million Apple UDIDs onto the internet was met first with concern, followed swiftly by suspicion. While the situation swiftly devolved into a he said/FBI said, the one concerned party who had remained silent on the matter was Apple itself. Until now. More »

Ealier today, AntiSec hackers claimed that they had been able to breach into FBI servers and gain access to a list of 12 million Apple UDIDs. The group leaked 1 million UDIDs online, claiming them to be a part of the list.

The debate on the web has so far focused on how could the group have possibly laid its hands on the data? AntiSec’s claims that it was obtained from hacked FBI machines isn’t backed by any definitive proof. Nonetheless, if the claim is indeed true, this is a very worrisome revelation for privacy activists as well as the common users. (more…)

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