The Biggest Ever BitTorrent Leak: MediaDefender Internal Emails Go Public

The company MediaDefender works with the RIAA and MPAA against piracy, setting up fake torrents and trackers and disrupting p2p traffic. Previously, the TorrentFreak site accused them of setting up a fake internet video download site designed to catch and bust users. MediaDefender denied the entrapment charges. Now 700MB of MediaDefender’s internal emails from the last 6 months have been leaked onto BitTorrent trackers. The emails detail their entire plan, including how they intended to distance themselves from the fake company they set up and future strategies.

Time Running Out for Public Key Encryption

Two research teams have independently made quantum computers that run the prime-number-factorising Shor’s algorithm — a significant step towards breaking public key cryptography.

Exploit code appears for Microsoft Agent bug

Less than 24 hours after Microsoft released September’s security patches, a proof-of-concept JavaScript exploit code that attacks Microsoft Agent was posted online.