Neowin News Feed for: Alleged

Facebook sues Ontario porn company over alleged hacking

Slimy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:12:19 +0000

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Facebook is suing a Toronto-based porn company and 17 people for allegedly trying to hack the social networking site for the personal information of its users. According to an amended statement of claim filed by... Read more...

Microsoft sues more alleged Hotmail spammers

Slimy — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:14:54 +0100

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Microsoft has recently filed two "John Doe" lawsuits looking to crack down on spam (specifically advertising debt relief and adult Web sites) on its Windows Live Hotmail network. The first was filed on June 13... Read more...

Microsoft sues alleged stock scammers

Slimy — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:54:56 +0100

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Microsoft has quietly filed lawsuits against at least three alleged perpetrators who the software giant says used its MSN Hotmail networks to promote stocks. Hotmail has "received large volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail messages" promoting... Read more...

Toshiba attacks alleged infringement of DVD patents

Slimy — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:48:37 +0100

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Toshiba Corporation has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission seeking to block imports of DVDs and related technology into the U.S. from 17 companies breaching its patents on DVD technology. The Tokyo-based... Read more...

Three Indicted for Alleged Online Brokerage Scam

Slimy — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:31:44 +0000

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A federal grand jury in Omaha, Nebraska, has indicted three people on charges of conspiracy, fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a "high-tech" scheme to hijack online brokerage accounts, the U.S. Department of Justice... Read more...

Alleged Porn Spammer settles with FTC

Slimy — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:49:30 +0000

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TJ Web Productions, an alleged marketer of online porn has agreed to pay a $465,000 penalty to settle spam charges as well as adhere to federal spam laws. Yipee, less spam! I wish it were... Read more...

Alleged Software, Movie Pirate Turns Himself In

Slimy — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00:48 +0000

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Step one: The MPAA and BSA investigators allegedly purchase pirated materials from a 31-year-old Pennsylvania man between last November and January. Step two: The investigators contact local police about the purchases made from Robert Uss,... Read more...

IFPI take action against 8,000 alleged file sharers

KSean — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:45:04 +0100

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Legal actions against thousands of music file-sharers across the world were announced today by the IFPI as the recording industry stepped up its campaign to deter copyright theft and promote legitimate use of music on... Read more...

Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker

Hurmoth — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:29:23 +0100

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A month after accusing the Motion Picture Association of America of conspiring to commit data theft, the operators of a file search engine presented more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a... Read more...

Apple settles with third alleged Tiger leaker

malebolgia — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:20:48 +0000

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Apple Computer has settled with the last of three men it said leaked prerelease versions of Mac OS X Tiger onto the Internet. The company confirmed on Wednesday that it has reached... Read more...

Microsoft sues eight alleged spammers

malebolgia — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:06:27 +0100

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Microsoft is adding more lawsuits towards spammers thanks to the CAN-SPAM act. A total of eight new lawsuits have been filed. Now if only other companies would help out more with the CAN-SPAM... Read more...

FTC Settles With Alleged Spammers

malebolgia — Fri, 07 May 2004 21:22:32 +0100

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against two alleged spammers who used what the FTC called "deceptively bland subject lines," false return addresses, and other methods to lure unsuspecting consumers, including children, to... Read more...

Computer consultant sues over alleged GTA idea theft

Marcel Klum — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 18:57:57 +0000

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A Scottish computer consultant has filed a legal action against Rockstar North, alleging that the company's massively popular Grand Theft Auto series is based on a concept he showed to the company in the early... Read more...

Alleged 'Bumfights' Video Makers Arrested in Calif.

Toxicfume — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:14:24 +0100

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Seriously, where is the world heading towards? This is quite sickening to me, and i'm sure it'll give you something to talk about. Could it get anymore insane? --Ed. Two men who... Read more...

Alleged Hacker Charged In Australia

configure — Mon, 18 Feb 2002 11:43:17 +0000

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Thanks Darren Bolton for the heads up. After alleged break-ins to databases at Australia's No. 2 telco Optus, police raided a home in the Southeastern Sydney suburb of Kingsford, arrested a 21-year-old man... Read more...