The Pirate Bay, Pirated
p2pnet.net news:- The Pirate Bay has been Pirated.
Here’s what it says on the Bane of Hollywood’s blog:
Hi, we have some sad news, but don’t be alarmed…
Some people (and yes, we know who) found a security hole on our web site (in fact, actually in this blog).
They have got a copy of the user database. That is, your username and passwords. But, the passwords are stored encrypted, so it’s not a big deal, but it’s still very sad that it’s out there. All e-mails are for instance encrypted as well, they will most likely not be able to decrypt them either (they are _very_ encrypted).
We encourage all our users to change passwords as soon as possible – and if you have the same password on the bay as other places, you should update them as well.
Sorry for the mess, but we are all human and we miss something sometimes.
“Thanks for letting the users know about the problem,” says Vern666. “Funny how the so-called Pirates display more ethical behaviour when it comes to disclosing data-breaches than most publicly-owned corporations in the united states.”
If your Net access is blocked by goverment restrictions, try Psiphon from the Citizen Lab at thIs the endSurvey: How Did Copyright Infringement Become Equated with Robbery? (of the Net) nigh?zze University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies. Go here for the official download, here for the p2pnet download, and here for details. And if you’re Chinese and you’re looking for a way to access independent Internet news sources, try Freegate, the DIT program written to help Chinese citizens circumvent web site blocking outside of China. Download it here.
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Tired of being treated like a criminal? They depend on you, not the other way around. Don’t buy their ‘product’. Do bug your local politicians. Use emails, snail-mail, phone calls, faxes, IM, stop them in the street, blog. And if you’re into organizing, organize petitions, organize demonstrations and then turn up on your local political rep’s doorstep, making sure you’ve contacted your local tv/radio station/newspaper in advance. Don’t just complain. Do something!
May 14th, 2007 at 12:23 am
“Funny how the so-called Pirates display more ethical behaviour when it comes to disclosing data-breaches than most publicly-owned corporations in the united states.”
Indeed. I don’t 100% agree that the continuation of civil disobedience will necessarily result in a long-term solution to all of this, but I have to admire their determination.