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July 2008
- Justice Breyer's Records Leaked in File-Sharing Snafu
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 9, 08 10:08 AM CDT
  
  An employee at an investment firm made much more than music available when he used a company computer to access the file-sharing site Limewire, reports the Washington Post . He also made it possible for users to access records of 2,000 of the firm's clients—including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Users as far away as Colombia downloaded the data, which can be used to open lines of credit. More »
  
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  identity theft • file sharing • data theft • data • Stephen Breyer • Limewire • peer-to-peer
May 2008
- Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs
  
  newser | BBC | May 8, 08 6:27 PM CDT
  
  Almost 500,000 people have unintentionally downloaded an adware bundle from file-sharing networks in the past week, security firm McAfee says, with ugly consequences. Disguised as a music file or popular movies, the phony file is circulating on the eDonkey and Limewire networks. It asks users to install a codec to play the file, and then overwhelms them with popup ads, the BBC reports. More »
  
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  file sharing • malware • downloads • McAfee • Limewire • adware • eDonkey • trojans

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